Tautavel
Tautavel Talteüll | |
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 The town hall of Tautavel | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Tautavel  | |
  Tautavel  Tautavel | |
| Coordinates: 42°48′55″N 2°44′50″E / 42.8153°N 2.7472°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Perpignan |
| Canton | La Vallée de l'Agly |
| Intercommunality | Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Francis Alis[1] |
Area 1 | 53.47 km2 (20.64 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 877 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (42/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66205 /66720 |
| Elevation | 65–566 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
Tautavel is located in the canton of La Vallée de l'Agly and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% 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
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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