- Hautefort
French commune
nomcommune=Hautefort
Château de Hautefort
région=Aquitaine
département=Dordogne
arrondissement=Périgueux
canton=Hautefort
insee=24210
cp=24390
maire=
mandat=
intercomm=
longitude=1.14861111111
latitude=45.2602777778
alt moy=231 m
alt mini=145
alt maxi=271 m
hectares=2,568
km²=25.68
sans=1,184
date-sans=1999
dens=46
date-dens=1999Hautefort is a commune in the
Dordogne department inAquitaine in southwesternFrance .It was formerly part of the former province of
Périgord .History
The ancient
fortress dates back to the earlyMiddle Ages , as proved by the first document quoting its existence as early as987 . A house ofGouffier de Lastours , who won fame during theFirst Crusade , the chateau then became the seigneurial home of thetroubadour Bertran de Born , who was viscount of Hautefort.External links
* http://www.best-of-perigord.tm.fr/communes/hautefort/hautefortuk.html
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