Tautavel

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Tautavel
Talteüll
The town hall of Tautavel
The town hall of Tautavel
Coat of arms of Tautavel
Coat of arms
Tautavel is located in France
Tautavel
Tautavel
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Location within Languedoc-Roussillon region
Tautavel is located in Languedoc-Roussillon
Tautavel
Tautavel
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Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement Perpignan
Canton Latour-de-France
Intercommunality Rivesaltais - Agly - Manadeil
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) Guy Ilary
Area1 53.47 km2 (20.64 sq mi)
Population (2007)2 910
 • Density 17/km2 (44/sq mi)
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Tautavel (Catalan: Talteüll) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

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.

Geography

Tautavel is located in the canton of Latour-de-France and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

Map of Tautavel and its surrounding communes

Population

Population 1962-2008

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