Tautavel
Tautavel is a locality in Arrondissement of Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie. Tautavel is situated nearby to the locality Vingrau, as well as near the village Cases-de-Pène.Places of Interest
Highlights include Musée de Préhistoire de Tautavel and Arago Cave.
Musée de Préhistoire de Tautavel
Museum
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Musée de Préhistoire de Tautavel is a museum.
Arago Cave
Cave
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Arago Cave is a prehistoric site in the community of Tautavel, in the department of Pyrénées-Orientales. It is a large cavity overlooking a perennial stream called the Verdouble.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tautavel and Vingrau.
Tautavel
Village
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Tautavel is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. It is home to The European Centre for Prehistoric Research. 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.
Vingrau
Village
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Vingrau is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Vingrau is situated 4½ km northeast of Tautavel.
Cases-de-Pène
Village
Photo: Meria z Geoian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cases-de-Pène is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Cases-de-Pène is situated 5 km southeast of Tautavel.
Tautavel
- Type: Locality with 872 residents
- Also known as: “66205”
- Location: Arrondissement of Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France, Europe
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Latitude
42.8142° or 42° 48′ 51″ northLongitude
2.7464° or 2° 44′ 47″ eastPopulation
872Elevation
111 metres (364 feet)Open location code
8FJ4RP7W+MHGeoNames ID
6441042
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In Other Languages
From Aragonese to Ukrainian—“Tautavel” goes by many names.
- Aragonese: “Talteüll”
- Catalan: “Talteüll”
- Chinese: “托塔韦”
- French: “Tautavel”
- Japanese: “トータヴェル”
- Kazakh: “Тотавель”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Talteüll”
- Ukrainian: “Тотавель”
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