Niaux

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{{short description|Commune in Occitanie, France}}

{{Expand French|topic=geo|date=December 2008|Niaux}}

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Niaux

|commune status = Commune

|arrondissement = Foix

|canton = Sabarthès

|INSEE = 09217

|postal code = 09400

|mayor = Jean Idarreta{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/en/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=9 August 2021|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = Pays de Tarascon

|coordinates = {{coord|42.8142|1.5919|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 546

|elevation min m = 509

|elevation max m = 1322

|area km2 = 3.99

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

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Niaux is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Niaux|title = Niaux | cave, Ariège, France | Britannica}}