| GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION | CLOSEST TOWNS | |||
| Town | Langeac | Chanteuges at 4.8 km (6 min) | ||
| Insee code | 43112 | Mazeyrat-d'Allier at 5 km (8 min) | ||
| Postcode | 43300 | Saint-Arcons-d'Allier at 6.4 km (8 min) | ||
| Latitude | 45.0984870 | Cerzat at 8.9 km (10 min) | ||
| Longitude | 3.4943530 | Tailhac at 9 km (11 min) | ||
| Altitude | From 488 to 951 meters | Aubazat at 10.4 km (11 min) | ||
| Surface | 33.94 km² | Saint-Julien-des-Chazes at 10.5 km (13 min) | ||
| Population | 3943 inhabitants | Saint-Georges-d'Aurac at 11.3 km (11 min) | ||
| Density | 120 inhabitants/km² | Chavaniac-Lafayette at 11.6 km (13 min) | ||
| National label | ![]() | Chilhac at 11.8 km (13 min) | ||
| Chief town | Le Puy-en-Velay (at 44 km, 41 min) | Saint-Cirgues at 12.5 km (13 min) | ||
| Department | Haute-Loire | Pébrac at 12.6 km (15 min) | ||
| Region | Auvergne | Search 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 |
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| Transport | Train station of Langeac |
| Information points | Tourist Office of Langeac |
| Monuments | Church Saint-Gal |
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| The Allier gorges | The charming village of Saint-Arcons-d'Allier overlooks the Allier gorges |
| Haute-Loire travel guide | Best places of the Haute-Loire |
| Auvergne travel guide | Best places of Auvergne |
| Photos of Saint-Arcons-d'Allier | Photos of the category "Saint-Arcons-d'Allier" to view and download |
| Photos of the Haute-Loire | Photos of the Haute-Loire to view and download |
| Photos of Auvergne | Photos of Auvergne to view and download |
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