Les Hauts de Forterre () is a

commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

in the department of

Yonne Yonne () is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in France. It is named after the river Yonne, which flows through it, in the country's north-central part. One of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté's eight constituent departments, it is l ...

, central

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, in the natural region of

Forterre The Forterre is a small natural region on the western edge of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of France. Name The name Forterre is a contraction of ''forte terre'', "strong earth". Geography The Forterre is neighbored by the Puisaye ...

. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of

Taingy Taingy () is a former commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Les Hauts de Forterre.Fontenailles and Molesmes.Arrêté préfectoral
16 August 2016

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