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Langres

Langres is a city of eastern France, in the département of Haute-Marne.

It was the birthplace of Denis Diderot, the editor-in-chief of the famous Encyclopédie.

Highlights: Saint-Mammès cathedral[?], ancient walls surrounding the old city (3km), including 7 towers and 6 gates.

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