Niaux
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Location within Occitanie region  Niaux | |
| Coordinates: 42°48′51″N 1°35′31″E / 42.8142°N 1.5919°ECoordinates: 42°48′51″N 1°35′31″E / 42.8142°N 1.5919°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitanie |
| Department | Ariège |
| Arrondissement | Foix |
| Canton | Tarascon-sur-Ariège |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Tarascon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Christian Delrieu |
| Area1 | 3.99 km2 (1.54 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 193 |
| • Density | 48/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 09217 / 09400 |
| Elevation |
509–1,322 m (1,670–4,337 ft) (avg. 546 m or 1,791 ft) |
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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. | |
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 | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 211 | — |
| 1968 | 228 | +8.1% |
| 1975 | 221 | −3.1% |
| 1982 | 230 | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 226 | −1.7% |
| 1999 | 201 | −11.1% |
| 2008 | 193 | −4.0% |
See also
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