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Hautefaye

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Hautefaye (; ) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in south-western France. It gained particular notoriety for a mob attack and murder of an innocent man, Alain de Moneys, at the time of the Franco-Prussian War, in mid-August 1870.

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Hautefaye is a commune in France, situated within the Dordogne department and the canton of Nontron. It lies in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region and is part of the Périgord Limousin Regional Natural Park. The administrative entity borders Mainzac, Mareuil en Périgord, Connezac, and Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert. Its postal code is 24300, and it is associated with the canton of Périgord vert nontronnais.

The commune covers an area of 12.47 square kilometers and sits at an elevation of 206 meters above sea level. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 169 residents (75 male and 61 female) and another citing 122. Current weather data indicates a temperature of 21.1 degrees, while air quality metrics include a US AQI of 52.

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Place details

Locality
Hautefaye
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Population
122

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Air quality

52US AQIModerate
PM2.5
10.8 µg/m³
PM10
18.6 µg/m³
As of 2026-08-15 08:00 · Open-Meteo

Key facts

French commune.name
Hautefaye
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
Hautefaye eg3.JPG
French commune.caption
The church in Hautefaye
French commune.arrondissement
Nontron
French commune.canton
Périgord Vert Nontronnais
French commune.INSEE
24209
French commune.postal code
24300
French commune.mayor
Jean Manguy
French commune.term
2022–2026
French commune.elevation min m
139
French commune.elevation max m
206
French commune.area km2
12.47

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Encyclopedic overview

7 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Killing of Alain de Monéys
  • Judgment
  • Aftermath
  • Population
  • See also
  • References

Hautefaye (; ) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in south-western France. It gained particular notoriety for a mob attack and murder of an innocent man, Alain de Moneys, at the time of the Franco-Prussian War, in mid-August 1870.

==History==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hautefaye” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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