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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 1.5911,Lat: 42.8131
Elevation	728 meter above sea level
Local time	1:34:39am
Name province/region	Midi-Pyrénées
Name Subregion	Ariège
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Foix
Name	Niaux

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Miglos	2.7 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Ornolac-Ussat-les-Bains	3.6 km	East
3 Tarascon-sur-Ariège	3.6 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Quié	3.7 km	North
5 Rabat-les-Trois-Seigneurs	5.7 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Andorra	Andorra	34 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Monte Carlo	Monaco	484 km	East
3 Madrid	Spain	511 km	WestSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 118 km (direction EastSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Garonne main - Upper - Ariege, part of the larger catchment area Adour-Garonne. The nearest bigger lake is Étang de Gnioure (0.9 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 13.2 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Pic d'Estats with a height of 3143 meter (at a distance of 22.6 km and direction SouthWest). The most nearby international border is the French-Andorran border with a straight distance of 17.7 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 25 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 6%, low mountains: 29%, moderate high mountains: 61%, high mountains: 4%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Pyrenees
Le bassin de Tarascon - Le pays de Foix Haute Ariège

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (at a distance of 92 km and direction North).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

39.1 km2

49.8%

Nature

25.8 km2

32.8%

Agriculture

10.8 km2

13.7%

Urban area

2.9 km2

3.6%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Niaux in country France

Niaux at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley	Andorra	35 km	South
2 Catalan Romanesque Churches of the Vall de Boí	Spain	73 km	WestSouthWest
3 Historic Fortified City of Carcassonne	France	76 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Quis calcaires de Tarascon-sur-Arige et grotte de la Petite Caougno	FR	0.5 km	EastSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Arrondissement de Foix

Type of weather in Arrondissement de Foix	clear sky
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.5 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1020 mb
Humidity:	81 %
Daylength at 10 May 2024:	14 hour and 28 minutes
Sunrise :	06:36 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:03 Europe/Amsterdam