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LANGRES - LoveToKnow Article on LANGRES (601 words) |
 | Langres stands at a height of some 1550 ft. on a jutting promontory of the tableland known as the plateau de Langres, and overlooks eastward and westward respectively the valleys of the Marne and its tributary the Bonnelle. |
 | Langres is the seat of a bishop and a sub-prefect, and has tribunals of first instanceand of commerce, a higher ecclesiastical seminary and communal colleges for both sexes. |
 | Langres, the ancient Andematunum, was capital of the Lingones. |
| Langres - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (340 words) |
 | Langres is a city and commune of eastern France. |
 | The Bishop of Langres was a duke and peer of France. |
 | Today Langres is a unique historical town with numerous art treasures within the ancient defensive walls surrounding the old city (3.5 km), including a dozen towers and seven gates. |