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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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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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