Le Mas-d'Azil

Commune in Occitanie, France

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Commune in Occitania, France

Coat of arms

Location of Le Mas-d'Azil

(2020–2026) Raymond Berdou^[1]Area

39.36 km² (15.20 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,208 • Density31/km² (79/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

09181 /09290

Elevation275–580 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: [lə mas dazil]; 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.^[3]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,643	—
1968	1,682	+2.4%
1975	1,568	−6.8%
1982	1,404	−10.5%
1990	1,307	−6.9%
1999	1,117	−14.5%
2008	1,226	+9.8%

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Philippe Barbour; Dana Facaros; Michael Pauls (2004). Cadogan guides France. New Holland Publishers. p. 520. ISBN 186011881X.; Paul G. Bahn; Jean Vertut (1997). Journey Through the Ice Age. p. 96. ISBN 9780520213067.