Tautavel
Commune in Occitania, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tautavel (French pronunciation: [totavɛl] ⓘ; Catalan: Talteüll) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
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Tautavel
Talteüll | |
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Coordinates: 42°48′55″N 2°44′50″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
Arrondissement | Perpignan |
Canton | La Vallée de l'Agly |
Intercommunality | Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Francis Alis[1] |
Area 1 | 53.47 km2 (20.64 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 877 |
• Density | 16/km2 (42/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 66205 /66720 |
Elevation | 65–566 m (213–1,857 ft) (avg. 105 m or 344 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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It is home to The European Centre for Prehistoric Research (CERP). Tautavel Man, an early hominid and some of the oldest human remains in Europe, was found in Caune de l'Arago, a cave in the commune.