Aurignac (French pronunciation: [oʁiɲak]; Occitan: Aurinhac) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France, close to the Pyrénées.

Evidence of early modern humans (often called Cro-Magnon man) has been found in Africa as far back as 300,000 years ago.

When they came to Europe, about 45,000 years ago, their culture appears to have flourished with major advances in the use of tools and the development of figurative art.

In 777 a Benedictine priory was founded in Aurignac as a dependency of the Abbey of Saint Tiberi in the diocese of Agde.

The church contains a chapel of the Penitents Bleus, a civil religious organisation that played a major role in the community from the 17th to 19th centuries.

In 1968, a museum of prehistory was established in the town to house a collection of Aurignacian artefacts from the local site and others in France and abroad.

The commune has, for its size, a large number of shops and local businesses, including a quarry, agricultural and small-scale commercial enterprises.

Aurignac has a gendarmerie, La Poste and two schools: primary and secondary, which serve the canton and some other surrounding communes.