Langeac

Langeac
Commune
The river Allier and the Saint Gal Collegiate church.
Coat of arms
Location of Langeac
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Coordinates: 45°06′04″N 3°29′42″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Loire
Arrondissement	Brioude
Canton	Gorges de l'Allier-Gévaudan
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gérard Beaud
Area 1	33.94 km2 (13.10 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	3,437
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	43112 /43300
Elevation	488–951 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

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 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%	Year Pop. ±% 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 and INSEE (1968-2017)

Monuments

church interior

• Church of Saint-Gal

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Loire department