Niaux
Niaux is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.
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Location of Niaux 
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| Coordinates: 42°48′51″N 1°35′31″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitanie |
| Department | Ariège |
| Arrondissement | Foix |
| Canton | Sabarthès |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Tarascon |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Christian Delrieu |
| Area 1 | 3.99 km2 (1.54 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 165 |
| • Density | 41/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 09217 /09400 |
| Elevation | 509–1,322 m (1,670–4,337 ft) (avg. 546 m or 1,791 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 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
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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