Hautefaye
Hautefaye (French pronunciation: [otfaj]; Occitan: Autafaia) 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.
Hautefaye | |
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The church in Hautefaye | |
Location of Hautefaye | |
Hautefaye Hautefaye | |
| Coordinates: 45°32′15″N 0°29′39″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Dordogne |
| Arrondissement | Nontron |
| Canton | Périgord Vert Nontronnais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–2026) | Jean Manguy |
| Area 1 | 12.47 km2 (4.81 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | 134 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (28/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 24209 /24300 |
| Elevation | 139–206 m (456–676 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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