Tautavel
Tautavel (Catalan: Talteüll) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
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 The town hall of Tautavel | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Tautavel 
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| Coordinates: 42°48′55″N 2°44′50″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitanie |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Perpignan |
| Canton | La Vallée de l'Agly |
| Intercommunality | Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Guy Ilary |
| Area 1 | 53.47 km2 (20.64 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 866 |
| • 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. | |
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 La Vallée de l'Agly and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.
Map of Tautavel and its surrounding communes
Population
Population 1962-2008
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