Editing Langres (section)

==History==
As the capital of the Romanized [[Gauls|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 was originally occupied by the Lingones. At a later date the Romans fortified the town, which they called Andemantunum, located at a strategic crossroads of twelve [[Roman road]]s.{{Citation needed|date=January 2008}} The first-century [[Triumphal Gate]] and the many artefacts exhibited in the museums are remnants of the town's [[Gallo-Roman]] history. After the period of invasions, the town prospered in the [[Middle Ages]], due in part to the growing political influence of its bishops. The diocese covered [[Champagne (province)|Champagne]], the [[Duchy of Burgundy]], and [[Franche-Comté]], and the bishops obtained the right to coin money in the ninth century and to name the military governor of the city in 927. The [[Bishop of Langres]] was a [[Peerage of France|duke and peer of France]]. The troubled 14th and 15th centuries caused the town to strengthen its defenses, which still give the old city its fortified character, and Langres entered a period of royal tutelage. The [[Renaissance]], which returned prosperity to the town, saw the construction of numerous fine civil, religious and military buildings that still stand today. In the 19th century, a "[[Vauban]]" citadel was added.