Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil
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Location within Aquitaine region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes |
| Department | Dordogne |
| Arrondissement | Sarlat-la-Canéda |
| Canton | Saint-Cyprien |
| Intercommunality | Terre de Cro-Magnon |
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| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Philippe Lagarde |
| Area1 | 37.44 km2 (14.46 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 835 |
| • Density | 22/km2 (58/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 24172 / 24620 |
| Elevation | 55–245 m (180–804 ft) (avg. 74 m or 243 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil (Occitan: Las Aisiás de Taiac e Siruèlh) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil lies in the Périgord Noir area. It is served by the Gare des Eyzies railway station. This locale is home to the fr (National Museum of Prehistory) and the area contains several important archaeological sites, including the Font-de-Gaume, fr and Lascaux cave prehistoric rock dwellings. Les Eyzies-de-Tayac was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1979.
History
In March 1868, the geologist Louis Lartet, financed by Henry Christy, discovered the first five skeletons of Cro-Magnons, the earliest known examples of Homo sapiens sapiens, in the Cro-Magnon rock shelter at Les Eyzies-de-Tayac. These skeletons included a foetus, and the skulls found were remarkably modern-looking and much rounder than the earlier Neanderthal.
Population
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 1,091 | — |
| 1968 | 1,004 | −8.0% |
| 1975 | 886 | −11.8% |
| 1982 | 858 | −3.2% |
| 1990 | 853 | −0.6% |
| 1999 | 909 | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 835 | −8.1% |
See also
- Abri Pataud
- Font-de-Gaume
- Château de Commarque
- Communes of the Dordogne department
- Les Combarelles
- Micoquien
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