Langeac

Langeac

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GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION CLOSEST TOWNS
TownLangeacChanteuges at 4.8 km (6 min)
Insee code43112Mazeyrat-d'Allier at 5 km (8 min)
Postcode43300Saint-Arcons-d'Allier at 6.4 km (8 min)
Latitude45.0984870Cerzat at 8.9 km (10 min)
Longitude3.4943530Tailhac at 9 km (11 min)
AltitudeFrom 488 to 951 metersAubazat at 10.4 km (11 min)
Surface33.94 km²Saint-Julien-des-Chazes at 10.5 km (13 min)
Population3943 inhabitantsSaint-Georges-d'Aurac at 11.3 km (11 min)
Density120 inhabitants/km²Chavaniac-Lafayette at 11.6 km (13 min)
National labelChilhac at 11.8 km (13 min)
Chief townLe Puy-en-Velay (at 44 km, 41 min)Saint-Cirgues at 12.5 km (13 min)
DepartmentHaute-LoirePébrac at 12.6 km (15 min)
RegionAuvergneSearch another town
LOCATION

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TOWN PRESENTATION

Langeac, one of the "thirteen large towns of Auvergne, marquis of General Lafayette.

"Langat" enters the regional history than to the early 11th century. His early church was dedicated to St. Gal, Bishop of Clermont-Ferrand and uncle of Gregory of Tours. After the 12th century a century of prosperity will give Langeac his final figure. The small market town is peopled with artisans, practitioners, people dress, a rich merchant class appears. The 16th and 17th centuries were the heyday of the city. Following the Napoleonic wars, the craft and business overflowing with orders. The exploitation of wood, stone quarries, coal mines, antimony, lead, silver-fed river traffic that failed to slow the often devastating flood of the Allier. This was the railroad that solved the problem to the 1860s and, following the workshop facilities maintenance and repair of locomotives.


SIGHTSEEING
  • Old Street, near the college, the charm of yesteryear
  • The collegiate church of Saint-Gal
  • Gate, a remnant of the old rampart
  • Place aux Sabots dressed stone ocher
  • La Maison du Jacquemart
  • Street Dumas with salt stores in the Middle Ages
  • The Monastery of St. Catherine of Siena.
Detailed information
TransportTrain station of Langeac
Information pointsTourist Office of Langeac
MonumentsChurch Saint-Gal

EVENTS AND CELEBRATIONS
  • Market: Tuesday and Thursday mornings
  • Organic Fair: May
  • Feast of St. Gal: 1st weekend of July
  • Feast Day of Beauty: late July
  • Large flea market: around July 14

ATTRACTIONS, LEISURES AND ACTIVITES AROUND
  • The Tourist Train gorges of the Allier: between Langeac Langogne and where no road goes
  • Activities: Canoeing, rafting, swimming, hiking, adventure trails in the forest, climbing ...
  • Visit churches, castles, museums ...
  • Medieval village deserted Montchauvet to Saugues
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WEATHER
Tuesday 14 February
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Min. -5°C - Max. -4°C
Wednesday 15 February
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Min. -2°C - Max. 1°C
Thursday 16 February
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Min. -6°C - Max. 1°C
RESTAURANTS 
Le bout du monde
Saint-Flour
'hôtel restaurant le bout du monde est situé a 10 minutes de saint-flour dans le cantal. Blotti dans une petite vallée au bord d'une rivière a truites. Les amateurs de pêche de mature...
Located 30 km from LangeacFrom 10 € to 30 € per person 

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BEDS & BREAKFASTS 
Domaine de Raboulet    
8.3
Langeac
The area is a former hamlet raboulet we restauré. Il is located in a valley high in the Haut Allier Loire. Le area offers hunting, fishing for trout, shooting, dog training, accommodation,...
Located in Langeac65 € the double room 
Chez les bougnats    
10
Saint-Cirgues
Welcome Chez les Bougnats in Haute-Loire in the south of Auvergne and its “Gorges de l'Allier”. Auvergne is a place favourable with relaxation, hiking and horse hiking... (that we organize...
Located 8.8 km from Langeac52 € the double room 
Les gabales  
Saugues
Peter will be pleased to discover the Land of the Beast of Gevaudan, of Hazel Indians located on the Chemin de St Jacques de Compostela. It welcomes you in a mansion in the 1930s, at...
Located 16 km from Langeac60 € the double room 

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VACATION RENTALS 
La varenne
Saint-Julien-des-Chazes
In an old farm surrounded by 5000 m² of enclosed land with trees, we renovated two cottages (6 and 8 people) without any opposite between rentals. Quiet village near hiking trails,...
Located 7.8 km from LangeacFrom 340 € to 540 € per week 
Tranquilité au Pays de Lafayette
Chavaniac-Lafayette
Nestled in the Livradois Forez preserve in the region of Auvergne, where a trip into history is only a step out the front door, “Chez Labache” awaits you. This charming vacation cottage,...
Located 8.3 km from LangeacFrom 310 € to 520 € per week 
Chez GSauvant  
8.8
Saint-Georges-d'Aurac
At heel region langeadoise Gsauvant: The Village. In Barret, a small village in the commune of Saint Georges d'Aurac, located in the grounds of Livradois Drill, between the Velay and...
Located 8.4 km from LangeacFrom 290 € to 450 € per week 

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CAMPSITES 
Les escargots bleus   
8.4
Prades
Located at the entrance to the gorges of the Haut-Allier, calm and wild, you are in a site: the great rock and basalt columns that dominate the sandy beach. Located between the Velay...
Located 11.2 km from Langeac11 € per day 
Camping de la rochelambert    
10
Saint-Paulien
At the heart of the south of Auvergne, near Le Puy en Velay, the site is located at the foot of the castle. It is bordered by a wild river and a nature trail through the trees. Halfway...
Located 24 km from LangeacFrom 12.20 € to 16.60 € per day 

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HOTELS
Chambres d'hôtes Chez Les Bougnats  
Saint-Cirgues
This B&B is situated in Saint-Cirgues 200 metres from a 12th-century church and a 10-minute walk from Le Prieure, an 11th-century abbey. Free Wi-Fi is available. Rooms at the Chambres...
Located 8.8 km from LangeacRoom from 52 €
Domaine Saint Roch     
9
Salzuit
Domaine Saint Roch is located in the heart of the Auvergne region. The hotel offers comfortable rooms equipped with TNT and free internet access. The Domaine Saint Roch has a green...
Located 12.5 km from LangeacRoom from 90 €
Logis La Crèche     
8.2
La Chomette
The hotel is ideally situated in the heart of the Auvergne region, the countryside between Clermont Ferrand and Le Puy en Velay. La Crèche offer a warm and friendly welcome. La Crèche...
Located 14.7 km from LangeacRoom from 59 €

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