Tautavel
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| Tautavel Talteüll | |
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  Tautavel | |
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Location within Languedoc-Roussillon region  Tautavel | |
| Coordinates: 42°48′55″N 2°44′50″E / 42.8153°N 2.7472°ECoordinates: 42°48′55″N 2°44′50″E / 42.8153°N 2.7472°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Perpignan |
| Canton | Latour-de-France |
| Intercommunality | Rivesaltais - Agly - Manadeil |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Guy Ilary |
| Area | |
| • Land1 | 53.47 km2 (20.64 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Population2 | 910 |
| • Population2 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) |
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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 homonid and some of the oldest human remains in Europe, was found in Caune de l'Arago, a cave in the commune.
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