Niaux is a
commune in the
Ariège department in southwestern
France
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.
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
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era.
Population
Inhabitants are called ''Niauxéens''.
See also
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Communes of the Ariège department
The following is a list of the 325 communes of the Ariège department of France
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References
Communes of Ariège (department)
Ariège communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
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