Hautefort

Hautefort
Hautefort
Commune
	Chateau
	Coat of arms
	Location of Hautefort
	Hautefort Hautefort
	Coordinates: 45°15′37″N 1°08′55″E / 45.2603°N 1.1486°E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Sarlat-la-Canéda
Canton	Haut-Périgord Noir
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Yves Moreau
Area 1	25.68 km2 (9.92 sq mi)
Population (2008)	1,100
• Density	43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

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

It was 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.