Langeac

Langeac
Commune
The river Allier and the Saint Gal Collegiate church.
Flag of Langeac Flag 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. ±% 1793 1,554 —     1806 1,975 +27.1% 1821 1,963 −0.6% 1831 3,109 +58.4% 1841 3,231 +3.9% 1851 3,024 −6.4% 1861 3,491 +15.4% 1872 3,773 +8.1% 1881 4,228 +12.1% 1891 4,318 +2.1% 1901 4,574 +5.9% 1911 4,832 +5.6%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 4,665 −3.5% 1931 4,532 −2.9% 1946 5,225 +15.3% 1954 4,649 −11.0% 1962 4,826 +3.8% 1968 4,934 +2.2% 1975 4,853 −1.6% 1982 4,609 −5.0% 1990 4,195 −9.0% 1999 4,070 −3.0% 2009 3,976 −2.3% 2017 3,662 −7.9%

church interior

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Loire department