Editing Langres (section)

==Culture==
Langres is home to producers of an [[Appellation d'origine contrôlée|AOC]]-protected [[Langres (cheese)|cheese]] of the same name.  It is a soft, pungent cow's milk cheese that is known for its rind, which is washed.

The town was long known for its cutlery industry. [[Didier Diderot]], father of encyclopedist [[Denis Diderot|Denis]], was a cutler.<ref>{{cite book |last= Génin|first= M.F.|date= 1862|title= Œuvres choisies de Diderot, précédées de sa vie|trans-title= Selected Works of Diderot, Prefaced with his Biography|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=v1QaAAAAYAAJ&q=profession+de+coutelier&pg=PAI|language= fr|location= Paris|publisher= Librairie de Firmin Didot Frères, Fils et Compagnie}}</ref>

A museum called the [[Denis Diderot House Of Enlightenment (France)|Denis Diderot House of Enlightenment]] opened in 2013. This museum, set up in a private mansion from the 16th and 18th centuries, is dedicated to the philosopher [[Denis Diderot]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Maison des Lumières Denis Diderot {{!}} Musées de Langres - Maison des Lumières Denis Diderot - Musée d'Art et d'Histoire|url=https://www.musees-langres.fr/maison-des-lumieres-denis-diderot/|access-date=2022-01-24|website=www.musees-langres.fr}}</ref>