Langres

Langres

Langres , town (1990 pop. 11,026), Haute-Marne dept., NE France. An agricultural center, its manufactures include machinery and plastics. It has an old and famous cutlery industry. An episcopal see since the 3d cent., Langres has preserved a large part of its ancient fortifications. Diderot, whose father was a cutler, was born there.

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Langres

Langres, Champagne‐Ardenne/France Andematunum Named after the Lingones, a Gallic tribe, who built a stronghold here. The former name was Roman.

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