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Langres is a commune in northeastern France. It is a subprefecture of the department of Haute-Marne, in the region of Grand Est.
View of Langres from the southeast
Road sign announcing improvements to the Citadel of Langres
Saint-Mammès Cathedral
Saint-Mammès Cathedral
Lingones
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The Lingones were a Gallic people who dwelt on the Langres plateau, around the upper courses of the Seine and the Marne, during the Iron Age and the Roman period. A group bearing the same name settled
Langres
…France. It is a subprefecture of the department of Haute-Marne, in the region of Grand Est. As the capital of the Romanized Gallic tribe known as the Lingones, it was called Andematunnum, then Lingones, and now Langres. A hilltop town, Langres was built on a limestone promontory of the same name. This stronghold…
Wooden ex-voto from the sanctuary of the Seine headwaters, the attribution of which to the Lingones is debated (Musée archéologique de Dijon).
Silver quinarius used by the Lingones