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Origin and history

The cave of La Vache, located in Alliat in the Ariège department (Occitanie region), is a major prehistoric site. It is identified as an adorned cave, although the precise details of its representations or occupation are not explicitly described in the available sources. The toponym "Croat de la Vache" is shared with another site in Hérault, but that of Alliat is clearly located in the Ariegean Pyrenees, near the commune of Niaux.

The cave was protected as a Historic Monument by a registration order dated 28 January 1952. This classification refers specifically to the cave itself, referenced under Cadastre A 232, and indicates that it belongs to the municipality of Alliat. Sources also indicate an approximate location near La Plaine, without further specifying its current access or condition (open/closed to the public).

From an administrative point of view, the cave is attached to the municipality of Alliat (code Insee 09006), in the former territory of Midi-Pyrénées, now integrated into Occitanie. The available data highlight its heritage importance, but do not provide detailed information on archaeological excavations, discovered artifacts, or prehistoric populations that have been used. The accuracy of its location is assessed as fair (note 5/10), suggesting GPS coordinates to be refined.

The sources cited (Wikipedia, Monumentum) confirm its status as an adorned cave, a term generally associated with betting paintings or engravings, although the text does not describe these elements. No date of discovery, archaeologist or researcher is mentioned in the data provided. The site therefore remains a silent testimony of human occupations during the Prehistory, whose concrete details escape from current sources.

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