Langeac
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Haute Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Brioude | |
| Canton | Gorges de l'Allier-Gévaudan (main town) | |
| Community association | Rives du Haut Allier | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 6 ′ N , 3 ° 30 ′ E | |
| height | 488-951 m | |
| surface | 33.94 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,662 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 108 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 43300 | |
| INSEE code | 43112 | |
Langeac is a French village with 3662 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Haute-Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes ; it belongs to the Arrondissement Brioude and is the capital of the canton Gorges de l'Allier-Gévaudan .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
| Residents | 4826 | 4934 | 4853 | 4609 | 4195 | 4070 | 3943 | 3743 |
Attractions
- Dominican monastery of Sainte-Catherine-de-Sienne (1624)
- Saint-Gall church (14th century)
View over the Allier to the Saint-Gall church
Personalities
- Pons de Langeac (1339–1421), rector of the Comtat Venaissin
- Marie-Joseph Motier, Marquis de La Fayette (1757-1834) bought the place and thereby became Marquis de Langeac
traffic
The core of the Cevennes Railway begins in Langeac .
Web links
Commons : Langeac - collection of images, videos and audio files
