Niaux

Niaux
Niaux
Location within Occitanie region  Niaux
Coordinates: 42°48′51″N 1°35′31″E / 42.8142°N 1.5919°E / 42.8142; 1.5919Coordinates: 42°48′51″N 1°35′31″E / 42.8142°N 1.5919°E / 42.8142; 1.5919
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)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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.

Inhabitants are called Niauxéens.