Arrondissement of Nontron

The arrondissement of Nontron is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Dordogne "département" in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Its capital is the city of Nontron.
History.
When the Dordogne department was created on 17 February 1800, the "arrondissement" of Nontron was part of that original department.
Geography.
The "arrondissement" of Nontron is the northernmost and smallest of the "arrondissements" of the Dordogne department, with an area of . It has 40,508 inhabitants and a population density of inhabitants/km².
The "arrondissement" of Nontron is bordered to the north and northeast by the Haute-Vienne department, to the east by the Corrèze department, to the south by the "arrondissement" of Périgueux and to the west by the Charente department.
Several tributaries of the Dordogne river flows through the "arrondissement"; some of them are Isle, Dronne, Lizonne and Loue.
Composition.
Cantons.
After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the "arrondissements" so they could have "communes" that belong to different "arrondissements".
In the "arrondissement" of Nontron, there is only one canton where all its "communes" are in the "arrondissement": Périgord Vert Nontronnais. The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and "arrondissements":
Communes.
The "arrondissement" of Nontron has 100 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes):
The "communes" in the "arrondissement" with more inhabitants are: