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Tautavel

Coordinates: 42°48′55″N 2°44′50″E / 42.8153°N 2.7472°E / 42.8153; 2.7472
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Tautavel
Talteüll
The town hall of Tautavel
The town hall of Tautavel
Coat of arms of Tautavel
Location of Tautavel
Map
Tautavel is located in France
Tautavel
Tautavel
Tautavel is located in Occitanie
Tautavel
Tautavel
Coordinates: 42°48′55″N 2°44′50″E / 42.8153°N 2.7472°E / 42.8153; 2.7472
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
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
 (2021)[2]
877
 • 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.

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.

Geography

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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