Langres, Haute-Marne Département, Grand Est, France

🇫🇷 Langres is a commune in north-eastern France. It is a subprefecture of the department of Haute-Marne, in the region of Grand Est. The Marne river flows through the commune of Langres.

Geography The city of Langres is on the southern part of the Haute-Marne department in north-east France; the city is on a promontory that is to the north of the Plateau de Langres.

It has an area of 22.3 km² (8.6 sq mi). Its average altitude is 401 m (1,316 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 450 m (1,480 ft).

The distances from Langres to other cities are: • Paris, the national capital - 294 km (183 mi); • Strasbourg - 279 km (173 mi); • Bordeaux - 779 km (484 mi); • Toulouse - 804 km (500 mi); • Montpellier - 565 km (351 mi); • Lyon - 269 km (167 mi); • Nantes - 635 km (395 mi); • Marseille - 579 km (360 mi).

Neighboring communes The commune of Langres is surrounded by the communes Balesmes-sur-Marne, Champigny-lès-Langres, Chatenay-Mâcheron, Humes-Jorquenay, Peigney, Perrancey-les-Vieux-Moulins, Saint-Ciergues, Saint-Vallier-sur-Marne and Saints-Geosmes.

Administration Langres is a subprefecture of the Haute-Marne department, the capital of the arrondissement of Langres and the administrative centre (French: chef-lieu) of the canton Langres formed by 18 communes (including Langres), with 12,160 inhabitants (2014).

It is part of the intercommunality Le Grand Langres (Communauté de communes du Grand Langres).