Hautefort

Hautefort
Chateau Chateau
Coat of arms of Hautefort Coat of arms
Hautefort
Location within Aquitaine region Hautefort
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Périgueux
Canton	Hautefort
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Yves Moreau
Area1	25.68 km2 (9.92 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	1,100
• Density	43/km2 (110/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	24210 / 24390
Elevation	145–271 m (476–889 ft) (avg. 231 m or 758 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Hautefort (Occitan Autafòrt) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.

It was formerly part of the former province of Périgord.

History

The ancient fortress dates back to the early Middle Ages, as proved by the first document quoting its existence as early as 987. A house of Gouffier de Lastours, who won fame during the First Crusade, the castle then became the seigneurial home of the troubadour Bertran de Born, who was viscount of Hautefort.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,002	—
1968	1,022	+2.0%
1975	1,142	+11.7%
1982	1,035	−9.4%
1990	1,048	+1.3%
1999	1,184	+13.0%
2008	1,100	−7.1%

Sights

• Château de Hautefort, 17th century

See also

• Les Charreaux, a village depending of the commune of Hautefort.
• Communes of the Dordogne department

References

• INSEE

External links

Village of Hautefort from the château.

• http://www.best-of-perigord.tm.fr/communes/hautefort/hautefortuk.html