Niaux

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Niaux
Niaux (France)
Niaux
region Occitania
Department Ariège
Arrondissement Foix
Canton Sabarthès
Community association Pays de Tarascon
Coordinates 42 ° 49 ′  N , 1 ° 36 ′  E Coordinates: 42 ° 49 ′  N , 1 ° 36 ′  E
height 509-1,322 m
surface 3.99 km 2
Residents 165 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 41 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 09400
INSEE code 09217

Bison drawing in the cave of Niaux (replica)

Niaux is a French commune with 165 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region (until 2015: Midi-Pyrénées ). The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement Foix and the municipality association Pays de Tarascon, which was founded in 1994 . The residents call themselves Niausiens . The community is known nationwide for the Niaux cave .

geography

Niaux is located about 18 kilometers south of Foix on the left bank of the Vicdessos in the Pyrénées Ariégeoises Regional Nature Park . Niaux is surrounded by the neighboring communities Tarascon-sur-Ariège in the north, Ussat in the northeast, Ornolac-Ussat-les-Bains and Larnat in the east, Miglos in the southeast, Capoulet-et-Junac in the south, Lapège in the southwest and Alliat in the west and Northwest.

Population development

Niaux had its highest population in 1851, when it had 403 residents.

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008 2017
Residents 245 228 221 230 226 201 193 165
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

Information center at the entrance to the Niaux cave
  • Niaux Cave , the only one of the better-known picture caves of southern France and Spain that is open to the public, Monument historique
  • Pyrenees Museum ( Musée pyrénéen de Niaux ), museum of ethnology, folk art and traditions in the area of ​​the Upper Ariège , compiled by Max and Denise Dejean and opened in 1982
  • Saint Vincent Church
  • Castelmerle Castle, now a hotel and restaurant

Economy and Infrastructure

There are two farms in the municipality of Niaux (sheep and goat farming).

The D8 road from Tarascon-sur-Ariège to Vicdessos runs through the municipality of Niaux . Three kilometers north-east of Niaux there is a connection to the RN 20, which has partly been expanded to two lanes . The nearest train station is in Tarascon-sur-Ariège on the railway line from Toulouse to Puigcerdà in Spain ( Ligne de Portet-Saint-Simon à Puigcerda (frontière) ).

supporting documents

  1. ↑ Niaux on cassini.ehess.fr
  2. ↑ Niaux on insee.fr
  3. ^ Entry in the Base Mérimée of the Ministry of Culture. Retrieved April 26, 2016 (French).
  4. ↑ Presentation of the Pyrenees Museum (French)
  5. ↑ Farms on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)

Web links

Commons : Niaux  - collection of images