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Langon is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Langon serves as the seat of its district, canton and subprefecture. Its inhabitants are called Langonnais.GeographyLangon is in the northern part of the department 48km southeast of Bordeaux on the left bank of the Garonne river. It lies near the border between a wine-growing region (Premières côtes de Bordeaux) and the forest of Landes.Notable people born in Langon Louis Beaulieu (1840–1866), catholic priest, martyr in Korea Thomas Boudat Thomas Boudat Caroline Delas André Demptos Louis Ducos du Hauron Benjamin Fall Martine Faure Édouard Lafargue Pierre de La Montagne Pierre Lees-Melou Raymond Oliver Jean Sentuary