Langres

Langres is a commune of France and a subprefecture of the Haute-Marne department in northeastern France, in the Grand Est region.

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

It has an area of . Its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .

The distances from Langres to other cities are:
 Paris, the national capital - ;
 Strasbourg - ;
 Bordeaux - ;
 Toulouse - ;
 Montpellier -  ;
  Lyon - ;
 Nantes - ;
  Marseille - .

+ Langres and its neighboring communes 350px|Map of the commune of Langres

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.

The Marne river flows through the commune of Langres.

Climate
The Köppen climate classification type for the climate at Langres is a "Marine West Coast Climate" and of the subtype "Cfb".

The average amount of precipitation for the year in Langres is . The month with the most precipitation on average is December with  of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is August with an average of .

The average temperature for the year in Langres is . The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of . The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of .

Population
The inhabitants of Langres are known, in French, as Langonais (women: Langonaises) or Langrois (women: Langroises).

The city of Langres has a population, in 2014, of 7,850 and its population density is of  inhabitants/km2.

Evolution of the population in Langres

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

It is part of the intercommunality Le Grand Langres ().

 Twinned and partner towns 
Langres is twinned with:
  Beaconsfield, United Kingdom - since 1995.
 Ellwangen, Germany - since 1964.
 Abbiategrasso, Italy.
 Housing 
In August 2025, the Langres town hall announced the demolition of the Navarre building, better known as the Banane, for September 2025.

Gallery

Related pages
 Arrondissement of Langres
 Communes of the Haute-Marne department

References

Other websites

 Site officiel de la ville de Langres 

Category:Communes in Haute-Marne
Category:Subprefectures in France