Tautavel | |
Native Name: | Talteüll |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Tautavel 66.svg |
Arrondissement: | Perpignan |
Canton: | La Vallée de l'Agly |
Insee: | 66205 |
Postal Code: | 66720 |
Mayor: | Francis Alis[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole |
Coordinates: | 42.8153°N 2.7472°W |
Elevation M: | 105 |
Elevation Min M: | 65 |
Elevation Max M: | 566 |
Area Km2: | 53.47 |
Tautavel (in French pronounced as /totavɛl/; Catalan; Valencian: 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.
Tautavel is located in the canton of La Vallée de l'Agly and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.