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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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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 sectionsContents
- 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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