Tautavel (French pronunciation: [totavɛl] ^ⓘ; Catalan: Talteüll) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

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Commune
The town hall of Tautavel
Coat of arms
Location of Tautavel
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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  (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.

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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.

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

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department