Tautavel

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

Tautavel

Talteüll
Commune
The town hall of Tautavel
Coat of arms
Location of Tautavel
Tautavel
Tautavel
Coordinates: 42°48′55″N 2°44′50″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPerpignan
CantonLa Vallée de l'Agly
IntercommunalityPerpignan Méditerranée Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Francis Alis[1]
Area
1
53.47 km2 (20.64 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[2]
866
 • Density16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66205 /66720
Elevation65–566 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
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 947—    
1975 776−2.80%
1982 654−2.41%
1990 738+1.52%
1999 851+1.60%
2007 903+0.74%
2012 869−0.76%
2017 866−0.07%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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