Nontron
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Nontron
|commune status = Subprefecture and commune
|image = Nontron 24 Mairie façade 2014.JPG
|caption = The town hall in Nontron
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Nontron (Dordogne).svg
|arrondissement = Nontron
|canton = Périgord Vert Nontronnais
|intercommunality = Périgord Nontronnais
|INSEE = 24311
|postal code = 24300
|mayor = Nadine Herman-Bancaud{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}
|term = 2020–2026
|coordinates = {{coord|45.5294|0.6619|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 200
|elevation min m = 183
|elevation max m = 274
|area km2 = 24.67
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Nontron ({{IPA|fr|nɔ̃tʁɔ̃|-|Fr-Paris--Nontron.ogg}}; {{langx|oc|Nontronh}} {{IPA|oc|nunˈtɾuɲ|}}) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
History
The name Nontron probably derives from the Gallo-Roman personal name Nantironius.[http://communes-oc.cg24.fr/cantons/nontron/NONTRON.htm Nontronh], Le nom occitan des communes du Périgord Over time, the placename has been spelt Natadun, Nattun, Nantrun and Nontroun, before the current Nontron.[https://www.nontron.fr/decouverte/presentation Histoire de Nontron], official website of Nontron, accessed 20 January 2021.
The town was probably founded around 1100 BC and has been invaded or sacked several times, including by Saracens in the eighth century. In the Hundred Years' War, Nontron was besieged several times, sitting on the border between the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of France. In 1800, after the French Revolution, it became a subprefecture of the department of the Dordogne.[http://splaf.free.fr/24his.html Historique de la Dordogne], SPLAF
The town's railway station served passengers between 1883 and 1940, continuing to handle freight until 1975.[https://www.nontron.fr/decouverte/histoire-des-rues/histoire-des-rues-de-nontron/301-la-gare La gare], official website of Nontron, accessed 20 January 2021. The town is known for producing a type of folding knife, known as the Nontron knife.{{cite web|title=History of the Nontron Knife|url=https://coutellerie-nontronnaise.com/en/content/14-History|access-date=1 April 2019}}
Population
{{Historical populations
|align = none
|cols = 2
|percentages = pagr
|source = EHESS{{Cassini-Ehess|25183|Nontron}} and INSEE (1968-2017)[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-24311#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|1793 |2356
|1800 |2809
|1806 |2990
|1821 |2865
|1831 |3246
|1836 |3573
|1841 |3609
|1846 |3692
|1851 |3704
|1856 |3546
|1861 |3581
|1866 |3557
|1872 |3223
|1876 |3427
|1881 |3687
|1886 |4151
|1891 |3585
|1896 |3657
|1901 |3686
|1906 |3426
|1911 |3508
|1921 |3059
|1926 |3112
|1931 |3019
|1936 |2943
|1946 |3204
|1954 |3280
|1962 |3593
|1968 |3792
|1975 |3954
|1982 |3850
|1990 |3558
|1999 |3500
|2007 |3458
|2012 |3212
|2017 |3050
}}
See also
References
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- Lapouge, Herve. Anciennes demures du Périgord.
{{Commons category|Nontron}}
{{Dordogne communes}}
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Category:Subprefectures in France
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