CANTON OF THENON

'Canton of Thenon' '''Canton de Thenon'''
Région	Aquitaine
Département	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Nontron
Chief town	Nontron
Communes	11
Cantonal code	24 40
Councillor general	Dominique Bousquet Union des Démocrates de la Dordogne (UDD) since 2001
Population	4,021 (1999)
Area	193.84 km²/19,384 ha = 20.74/km²

The 'Canton of Thenon' is a canton of the Dordogne ''département'', in France. The canton has two postcodes, 24210 and 24260 for La Boissière-d'Ans
The lowest point is 112 m at the commune of La Boissière-d'Ans, the highest point is at Azerat at 317 m, the average or the centre is 209 m. The leastly populated commune is Gabillou with 89 and the most populated commune is Thenon with 1,205. The second mostly populated commune is Fossemagne with 528.

Contents

Communes of Nontron

Population history

Other

External links

See also

Communes of Nontron

The canton of Nontron contains 13 communes and has 6,153 inhabitants.

Commune	Population	INSEE code	Postal code
Ajat	281	24210	24004
Azerat	409	24210	24019
Bars	214	24210	24025
La Boissière-d'Ans	218	24640	24047
Brouchaud	178	24210	24066
Fossemagne	528	24210	24188
Gabillou	89	24210	24192
Limeyrat	436	24210	24241
Montagnac-d'Auberoche	105	24210	24284
Sainte-Orse	358	24210	24473
'Thenon'	1,205	24210	24550

Population history

Year	Population	Density
1962	3,945	-
1968	4,225	-
1975	4,193	-
1982	4,115	-
1990	4,226	-
1999	4,021	20.74/km²

The population grew until the 1968 census and dropped until 1982, the 1991 census show only one inhabitant highere where it last stand and is the few in France with a large difference with the population growth that last stood for many years, it declined again to 4,021 in 1999.

Other

The canton of Thenon has schools, lyceum or middle schools, gymnasia, churches, banks, parks and squares.

External links

★ The canton of Thenon on the INSEE site

★ Location of the canton of Thenon on the map of France

See also

★ Dordogne

★ Arrondissements of the Dordogne department

★ Cantons of the Dordogne department

★ Communes of the Dordogne department

★ List of general councillors of the Dordogne department