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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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PM2.5
10.8 µg/m³
PM10
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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 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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