Langeac

Langeac
Commune
The river Allier and the Saint Gal Collegiate church.
Coat of arms of Langeac
Location of Langeac
Map
Langeac is located in France
Langeac
Langeac
Langeac is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Langeac
Langeac
Coordinates: 45°06′04″N 3°29′42″E / 45.1011°N 3.495°E / 45.1011; 3.495
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentHaute-Loire
ArrondissementBrioude
CantonGorges de l'Allier-Gévaudan
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Gérard Beaud[1]
Area
1
33.94 km2 (13.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,437
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
43112 /43300
Elevation488–951 m (1,601–3,120 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Langeac (French pronunciation: [lɑ̃ʒak]; Occitan: Lanjac) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France. It is located about 30 km west of Le Puy-en-Velay, and about 100 km southwest of Lyon.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,554—    
1821 1,983+0.87%
1846 3,207+1.94%
1872 3,773+0.63%
1901 4,574+0.67%
1926 4,276−0.27%
1946 5,225+1.01%
1962 4,826−0.50%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 4,934+0.37%
1975 4,853−0.24%
1982 4,609−0.73%
1990 4,195−1.17%
1999 4,070−0.34%
2007 3,943−0.40%
2012 3,906−0.19%
2017 3,662−1.28%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Monuments

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church interior

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Langeac, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE