Le Mas-d'Azil explained

Le Mas-d'Azil
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Le-Mas-d'Azil (Ariège).svg
Arrondissement:Saint-Girons
Canton:Arize-Lèze
Insee:09181
Postal Code:09290
Mayor:Raymond Berdou[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Coordinates:43.0817°N 1.3614°W
Elevation M:320
Elevation Min M:275
Elevation Max M:580
Area Km2:39.36

Le Mas-d'Azil (in French pronounced as /lə mas dazil/; Occitan (post 1500);: 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.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
  2. Book: Cadogan guides France. 520. Philippe Barbour . Dana Facaros . Michael Pauls . New Holland Publishers. 2004. 186011881X.
    Book: Journey Through the Ice Age. 96. Paul G. Bahn . Jean Vertut . 9780520213067. 1997.