Hautefort

Hautefort ; Autafòrt
region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Sarlat-la-Canéda
Canton	Haut-Périgord Noir
Community association	Terrassonnais en Périgord Noir Thenon Hautefort
Coordinates	45 ° 16 ' N , 1 ° 9' E Coordinates: 45 ° 16 ' N , 1 ° 9' E
height	145-271 m
surface	25.68 km 2
Residents	928 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	36 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	24390
INSEE code	24210
Website	http://www.hautefort.fr/
	; Town hall (Mairie) of Hautefort

Hautefort ( Occitan : Autafòrt ) is a commune with 928 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the north of the department Dordogne in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . The municipality is part of the Haut-Périgord Noir (until 2015: chief town ( chef-lieu ) of the canton of Hautefort ) in the arrondissement of Sarlat-la-Canéda .

geography

Hautefort is 34 kilometers east-northeast of Périgueux . Hautefort is surrounded by the neighboring communities Cherveix-Cubas in the north and north-west, Boisseuilh in the north and east, Badefols-d'Ans in the south-east, Nailhac and Granges-d'Ans in the south, Temple-Laguyon and Sainte-Orse in the south-west and Tourtoirac in the West.

Hautefort Hospital, now a Museum of Medical History, since 1931 Monument historique

Les Charreaux castle with pigeon tower from the 17th / 18th centuries century

Bertran de Born (before 1140-around 1215), baron, troubadour and lord of Hautefort
Eugène Le Roy (1836–1907), writer
Guy des Cars (1911–1993), writer, buried here
René Lavaud (1874–1955), literary scholar

Commons : Hautefort - collection of images, videos and audio files