Niaux is a
commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
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 era.
Population
Inhabitants are called ''Niauxéens''.
See also
*
Communes of the Ariège department
References
Communes of Ariège (department)
Ariège communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
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