Tautavel Explained

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.

Geography

Tautavel is located in the canton of La Vallée de l'Agly and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.