Noun is a department of West Region in Cameroon. The department covers an area of 7700 km2 and as of 2005 had a total population of 1,540,000. The capital of the department lies at Foumban.

The Foumban Royal Palace is a historical building in the city of Foumban, capital of Noun. It is the seat of the Kingdom of Bamum, where the Chief-Superior of the peoples of the valley of the East ban