Canton of Périgord Vert Nontronnais

Last updated March 18, 2019

The canton of Périgord Vert Nontronnais is an administrative division of the Dordogne department, southwestern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Nontron.^[1]

The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's arrondissements and departments.

Dordogne is a department in Southwestern France, with its prefecture in Périgueux. The department is located in the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine between the Loire Valley and the Pyrenees and is named after the river Dordogne that runs through it. It corresponds roughly with the ancient county of Périgord. It had a population of 416,909 in 2013.

In the administrative divisions of France, the department is one of the three levels of government below the national level, between the administrative regions and the commune. Ninety-six departments are in metropolitan France, and five are overseas departments, which are also classified as regions. Departments are further subdivided into 334 arrondissements, themselves divided into cantons; the last two have no autonomy, and are used for the organisation of police, fire departments, and sometimes, elections.

It consists of the following communes:^[1]

Related Research Articles

The arrondissement of Nontron is an arrondissement of France in the Dordogne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Since the January 2017 reorganization of the arrondissements of Dordogne, it has 100 communes.

The Canton of Brantôme is a canton of the Dordogne department, in France. The lowest point is 63 m, the highest point is at 251 m. At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton of Brantôme was expanded from 11 to 42 communes :

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.

The Canton of Ribérac is a canton of the Dordogne département, in France. At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton of Ribérac was expanded from 13 to 35 communes :

Saint-Pardoux-la-Rivière , in occitan Sent Pardol la Ribiera, is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It forms part of the Parc naturel régional Périgord Limousin.

The Parc naturel régional Périgord Limousin was created March 9, 1998. It consists of 78 communes situated in the Dordogne and Haute Vienne départements. The park has a surface area of 1800 square kilometers and is inhabited by 49 661 people.

The canton of Argentat is an administrative division situated in the Corrèze département and in the Nouvelle Aquitaine region of France. Since the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the communes of the canton of Argentat are:

The Canton of Isle-Loue-Auvézère is a canton of the Dordogne département, in France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation, which came into effect in March 2015, from the former canton of Lanouaille and parts of the former cantons of Excideuil, Savignac-les-Églises, Thenon and Hautefort. Its seat is the town Excideuil.

The canton of Lalinde is an administrative division of the Dordogne department, southwestern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Lalinde.

The canton of Montpon-Ménestérol is an administrative division of the Dordogne department, southwestern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Montpon-Ménestérol.

The canton of Périgord Central is an administrative division of the Dordogne department, southwestern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Vergt.

The canton of Terrasson-Lavilledieu is an administrative division of the Dordogne department, southwestern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Terrasson-Lavilledieu.

The canton of Thiviers is an administrative division of the Dordogne department, southwestern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Thiviers.

The canton of Saint-Astier is an administrative division of the Dordogne department, southwestern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Saint-Astier.

The canton of Vallée de l'Homme is an administrative division of the Dordogne department, southwestern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Montignac.

The canton of Rochechouart is an administrative division of the Haute-Vienne department, western France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Rochechouart.

The canton of Les Coteaux de Dordogne is an administrative division of the Gironde department, southwestern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Castillon-la-Bataille.

The canton of Le Sancy is an administrative division of the Puy-de-Dôme department, central France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in La Bourboule.

The canton of La Chapelle-de-Guinchay is an administrative division of the Saône-et-Loire department, eastern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in La Chapelle-de-Guinchay.

The Nontronnais is a natural region in the northern Dordogne département and therefore part of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It covers the surrounding of the centrally placed subprefecture Nontron. Jules Verne had called the Nontronnais Périgord vert referring to the region's lush vegetation. The term Périgord vert is used mainly in tourism, but is not identical with the Nontronnais, which covers a much smaller area.

References

1 2 "Décret n° 2014-218 du 21 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Dordogne | Legifrance" . Retrieved 2017-05-18.

Coordinates: 45°32′N0°40′E / 45.53°N 0.66°E / 45.53; 0.66

Geographic coordinate system Coordinate system

A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on Earth to be specified by a set of numbers, letters or symbols. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represents a vertical position and two or three of the numbers represent a horizontal position; alternatively, a geographic position may be expressed in a combined three-dimensional Cartesian vector. A common choice of coordinates is latitude, longitude and elevation. To specify a location on a plane requires a map projection.

This Dordogne geographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[decret-1] 1 2 "Décret n° 2014-218 du 21 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Dordogne | Legifrance" . Retrieved 2017-05-18.