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Le Mas-d'Azil | |
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The church of Saint-Etienne | |
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Location of Le Mas-d'Azil | |
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Coordinates: 43°04′54″N 1°21′41″E / 43.0817°N 1.3614°E / 43.0817; 1.3614 | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Ariège |
Arrondissement | Saint-Girons |
Canton | Arize-Lèze |
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• Mayor (2020–2026) | Raymond Berdou |
Area1 | 39.36 km2 (15.20 sq mi) |
Population (2021) | 1,208 |
• Density | 31/km2 (79/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 09181 /09290 |
Elevation | 275–580 m (902–1,903 ft) (avg. 320 m or 1,050 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Le Mas-d'Azil (French pronunciation: ; Occitan: Lo Mas d'Asilh) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France, containing a cave that is the typesite for the prehistoric Azilian culture. The Grotte du Mas d'Azil (sometimes hyphenated, sometimes not) is a "supersite" with rich remains of human usage from about 30,000 years ago, and is also a key site for the preceding Magdalenian culture. The D119 road runs right through the large cave, which is a natural tunnel 420 metres long and 50 metres high.
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