Tautavel (; ca, Talteüll) is a

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in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern

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. 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 The canton of La Vallée de l'Agly is an administrative division of the Pyrénées-Orientales department, in southern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Rivesaltes. It ...

and in the

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Population

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CERP website
Communes of Pyrénées-Orientales Paleoanthropological sites Stone Age sites in Europe Homo erectus sites {{PyrénéesOrientales-geo-stub

Geography

Population

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