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  • The Marne rises near Langres, which is the northwest angle of that pentagon of fortresses (Belfort, Epinal, Langres, Dijon, and Besançon), which incloses an almost impregnable recuperative ground for exhausted armies.

    The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of 12) The War Begins, Invasion of Belgium, Battle of the Marne Francis Trevelyan Miller 1902

  • The north-central & north-east dioceses of Reims, Cambrai very high population, Soissons, Châlons, Verdun, and Langres is a problem which needs to be solved.

    Of note from Frejus-Toulon 2009

  • I think the statue might be of St Urban of Langres (often shown in art with a bunch of grapes since he is the patron of vine-dressers) rather than Urban IV (not canonised).

    Sacra Solemnia 2009

  • The Metropolitan Museum of Art Jean-Baptiste Pigalle (1714-1785) "Denis Diderot (Langres, 1713 – Paris, 1784)"

    French Sculpture in Bronze 2009

  • There is still not even one every-Sunday Mass for us in the following contiguous sees: Cambrai, Soissons, Reims, Châlons, Verdun, and Langres.

    Two Years after Summorum Pontificum: The Situation in France 2009

  • Citeaux dates from Saint Robert, Abbe de Molesme, in the diocese of Langres, in 1098.

    Les Miserables 2008

  • He saw and smelled death all over the green fields of Brittany and Normandy and on the Langres Plateau.

    Dream State Diane Roberts 2008

  • There were chocolates, a lovely little coconut lime cake and a mysterious package labeled "Langres."

    Reading, Writing, Cooking and Crafting: Cheese brain Kate 2007

  • I bought this stuff when the NYTimes raved about it back in 2005 and still have about half a jar left...but I did actually enjoy the stuff with the Langres.

    Archive 2007-08-01 Kate 2007

  • I bought this stuff when the NYTimes raved about it back in 2005 and still have about half a jar left...but I did actually enjoy the stuff with the Langres.

    Reading, Writing, Cooking and Crafting: Cheese brain Kate 2007

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