Tautavel
Tautavel (French pronunciation: [totavɛl] ⓘ; Catalan: Talteüll) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Tautavel
Talteüll | |
|---|---|
 The town hall of Tautavel | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Tautavel | |
  Tautavel  Tautavel | |
| Coordinates: 42°48′55″N 2°44′50″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 | 854 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (41/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. | |
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
| 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] | ||
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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