Nontron
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Nontron (Script error: No such module "IPA".; Template:Langx Script error: No such module "IPA".) 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.[2] Over time, the placename has been spelt Natadun, Nattun, Nantrun and Nontroun, before the current Nontron.[3]
The town was probably founded around 1100 BC and has been invaded or sacked several times, including by Saracens in the eighth century.[3] In the Hundred Years' War, Nontron was besieged several times, sitting on the border between the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of France.[3] In 1800, after the French Revolution, it became a subprefecture of the department of the Dordogne.[4]
The town's railway station served passengers between 1883 and 1940, continuing to handle freight until 1975.[5] The town is known for producing a type of folding knife, known as the Nontron knife.[6]
Population
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See also
References
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- ↑ Nontronh, Le nom occitan des communes du Périgord
- ↑ a b c Histoire de Nontron, official website of Nontron, accessed 20 January 2021.
- ↑ Historique de la Dordogne, SPLAF
- ↑ La gare, official website of Nontron, accessed 20 January 2021.
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- Lapouge, Herve. Anciennes demures du Périgord.
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