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Population 123: a town in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Hautefaye isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Second homes make up just over a fifth of its housing. 30% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Hautefaye does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Hautefaye as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église de la Chapelle-Saint-Robert, in Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert, 2.8 mi away.
48% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Hautefaye.
Children under 15 make up 15%, above Dordogne’s towns (13%) but below compared French towns (17%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.1% of the town. Hautefaye has a median age of 53.8 years.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Hautefaye | Dordogne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.1% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 18% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 33% | 22% |
| No diploma | 32% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 10% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes
3.9% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Half of residents lived on more than €20,740 a year per consumption unit, below both Dordogne’s towns (€23,610) and compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house rents for an estimated €7.32/m² a month. Sales in Hautefaye from July 2023 to June 2026: 6 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Hautefaye. Best known first.
Nothing in Hautefaye is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Hautefaye yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hautefaye | 123 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nontron | 3,057 | 7.9 | A+ | A | A− | B+ |
| Brantôme en Périgord | 3,763 | 14 | A+ | B | A+ | B+ |
| La Rochefoucauld-en-Angoumois Charente | 4,025 | 15 | B+ | B | B− | A+ |
| Magnac-sur-Touvre Charente | 3,255 | 16 | A | A− | A+ | A− |
| Ruelle-sur-Touvre Charente | 7,408 | 17 | C+ | B+ | B− | C+ |
| Soyaux Charente | 10,087 | 17 | C+ | B | C− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Hautefaye is a commune of 123 people in the Communauté de communes du Périgord Nontronnais. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.