Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil
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Commune of Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine |
| Department | Dordogne |
| Arrondissement | Sarlat-la-Canéda |
| Canton | Saint-Cyprien |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes Terre de Cro-Magnon |
| Mayor | Philippe Lagarde (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 55 m–245 m (avg. 74 m) |
| Land area¹ | 37.44 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
909 |
| - Density | 24/km² (1999) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 24172/ 24620 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil is a commune of the Dordogne département, in southwestern France.
[edit] 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 fetus, and the skulls found were remarkably modern-looking and much rounder than the earlier Neanderthal.
The Dordogne is split into four areas: the Périgord Vert (green), the Périgord Blanc (white), the Périgord Pourpre (purple), and the Périgord Noir (black). Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil lies in the Périgord Noir area.
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