Canton of Nontron

The Canton of Nontron is a former canton of the Dordogne département, in France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 8 communes, which joined the canton of Périgord Vert Nontronnais in 2015. It had 8,810 inhabitants (2012).

The lowest point is 115 m in the commune of Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert, the highest point is in Abjat-sur-Bandiat at 355 m, the average elevation is 197 m. The most populated commune was Nontron with 3,212 inhabitants (2012).

Communes
The canton comprised the following communes:


 * Abjat-sur-Bandiat
 * Augignac
 * Le Bourdeix
 * Connezac
 * Hautefaye
 * Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert
 * Lussas-et-Nontronneau
 * Nontron
 * Saint-Estèphe
 * Saint-Front-sur-Nizonne
 * Saint-Martial-de-Valette
 * Saint-Martin-le-Pin
 * Savignac-de-Nontron
 * Sceau-Saint-Angel
 * Teyjat