Tautavel
Tautavel
Talteüll | |
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The town hall of Tautavel | |
Location of Tautavel | |
| Coordinates: 42°48′55″N 2°44′50″E / 42.8153°N 2.7472°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 |
Area 1 | 53.47 km2 (20.64 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 911 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (44/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. | |
Tautavel (French pronunciation: [totavɛl] ⓘ; 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.