Tautavel

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GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION		CLOSEST TOWNS
Town	Tautavel	Vingrau at 5.3 km (6 min)
Insee code	66205	Estagel at 8.8 km (9 min)
Postcode	66720	Paziols at 10.3 km (11 min)
Latitude	42.8136620	Latour-de-France at 11.3 km (12 min)
Longitude	2.7457160	Montner at 12.2 km (13 min)
Altitude	From 65 to 566 meters	Tuchan at 13.7 km (14 min)
Surface	53.47 km²	Planèzes at 14.9 km (15 min)
Population	903 inhabitants	Maury at 15 km (14 min)
Density	17 inhabitants/km²	Opoul-Périllos at 15.5 km (17 min)
Chief town	Perpignan (at 26 km, 31 min)	Rasiguères at 15.9 km (16 min)
Department	Pyrénées-Orientales	Cases-de-Pène at 17.7 km (17 min)
Region	Languedoc-Roussillon	Search another town

LOCATION

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TOWN PRESENTATION

Location:

Le village de Tautavel est une ville de moyenne importance située dans la vallée du Verdouble, à 1/2 heure de Perpignan." onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'">> The village of Tautavel is a medium-sized town located in the valley of Verdouble at 1 / 2 hour from Perpignan.

Il est mondialement connu pour avoir sur son territoire la Caune de l'Arago, une grotte préhistorique ayant abrité le plus ancien européen connu, il ya 450 000 ans." onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'">> It is known worldwide for its territory Caune of Arago, a prehistoric cave that housed the oldest known European, there are 450 000 years.

Prehistory and Antiquity

Tautavel est donc le village dont nous pouvons remonter au plus haut dans l'histoire locale, mais aussi de l'Europe entière." onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'">> Tautavel is the village where we can go back to the highest in local history, but also Europe.

A cette époque, la vallée du Verdouble était riche en gibier et arbustes fruitiers, elle était un lieu d'habitat de choix pour nos lointains ancêtres." onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'">> At that time the valley was rich in game Verdouble and fruit trees, it was a place of shelter for our distant ancestors.

Origin of the village:

Tautavel apparaît pour la première fois dans un document écrit en 1011 sous le nom de Taltehull." onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'">> Tautavel appears for the first time in a document written in 1011 under the name Taltehull.

En 1012 le comte Bernat Taillefer donne à son fils Guillem le "Castellum de Taltevull", donation confirmée par le testament du comte en 1020." onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'">> In 1012 the Count Taillefer Bernat Guillem gives his son the "Castellum Taltevull of" gift confirmed by the will of the Count in 1020. The castle is mentioned in 1070, then disappears from the archives.The chapel of the castle also served as a parish church.

De nos jours il reste des murs éparpillés de ce village initial, il se trouve sur le versant Est de la colline sur laquelle fut construit le château." onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'">> Nowadays there are still strewn walls of this village status, it is on the eastern slope of the hill where the castle was built.

Tautavel today:

Le village de Tautavel de nos jours est bien différent de celui d'il ya vingt ans seulement." onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'">> The village of Tautavel today is very different from that of twenty years ago only. The discovery of the man Tautavel led the construction of the museum of prehistory, and with it a significant financial windfall. Many subdivisions have sprung up, the city has the latest amenities (gym, conference room, etc..). I'll also mention the wall Moretti, a great work of an artist who has highlighted the skull of the man Tautavel through a monumental painting.

Le patrimoine de Tautavel est bien sûr très riche." onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='#ebeff9'" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'">> The Heritage Tautavel is obviously very rich. There Tautavel cave and the museum of prehistory, but also the church of Saint-Genis and furniture, the chapel of Saintes-Puelles, the remains of the castle, the Torre del far, and the Visigoth tombs.

Detailed information
Leisure centres	Museum of Prehistory of Tautavel
Monuments	Castle of Quéribus

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