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Commune in Occitanie, France
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Commune in Occitania, France
Niaux
Commune
Location of Niaux
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Coordinates: 42°48′51″N 1°35′31″E / 42.8142°N 1.5919°E / 42.8142; 1.5919
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentAriège
ArrondissementFoix
CantonSabarthès
IntercommunalityPays de Tarascon
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean Idarreta
Area3.99 km (1.54 sq mi)
Population151
 • Density38/km (98/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code09217 /09400
Elevation509–1,322 m (1,670–4,337 ft)
(avg. 546 m or 1,791 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Niaux is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.

Located on the right banks of the Vicdessos river, Niaux is the site of the Cave of Niaux, which is famous for its prehistoric cave paintings of bison and horses from the Magdalenian era.

Population

Inhabitants are called Niauxéens.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962211—    
1968228+8.1%
1975221−3.1%
1982230+4.1%
1990226−1.7%
1999201−11.1%
2008193−4.0%

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. "Niaux | cave, Ariège, France | Britannica".
Communes of the Ariège department


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