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Niaux
Administration Country France Region Midi-Pyrénées Department Ariège Arrondissement Foix Canton Tarascon-sur-Ariège Intercommunality Pays de Tarascon Mayor Christian Delrieu
(2008–2014)Statistics Elevation 509–1,322 m (1,670–4,337 ft)
(avg. 546 m/1,791 ft)Land area1 3.99 km2 (1.54 sq mi) Population2 193 (2008) - Density 48 /km2 (120 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 09217/ 09400 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. Coordinates: 42°48′51″N 1°35′31″E / 42.8141666667°N 1.59194444444°E
Niaux is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.
Located on the right banks of the Vicdessos river, Niaux is best known for the Cave of Niaux. The cave is world famous for its prehistoric cave paintings of bison and horses from the Magdalénien era.
Population
Inhabitants are called Niauxéens.
Historical population of Niaux 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008 211 228 221 230 226 201 193 See also
References
Categories:- Communes of Ariège
- Ariège geography stubs
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