Mende, Lozère

Mende is a commune and prefecture of the department of Lozère, part of the Occitanie region. It is also the capital of the arrondissement of Mende.

The inhabitants of this city are known, in French, as Mendois (women: Mendoises).

Geography
Mende is located in the southern Massif Central, to the north of the Cévennes, near the Mont Lozère, the highest point of the Lozère department. The Lot river flows through the city and most of Mende is on the left side of the river.

The commune of Mende has an area of  and its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .
+ Mende and its neighboring communes 350px|Map of the commune of Mende

The commune of Mende is surrounded by the communes Chastel-Nouvel, Badaroux, Lanuéjols, Brenoux, Saint-Bauzile, Balsièges, Barjac and Servières.

 Climate 
The climate in Mende in the Köppen climate classification is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.

Population
The city of Mende had 11,542 inhabitants for a density of  persons/km2.

Evolution of the population in Mende

Administration
Mende is the prefecture of the Lozère department since 1790. It is also the capital of the Mende arrondissement and of two cantons:
 Mende-1, formed with a part of Mende (5,513 inhabitants) (2014)
 Mende-2, formed with a part of Mende (6,029  inhabitants) (2014)

It is part of the intercommunality Cœur de Lozère ().

Twinned and partner towns
Mende is twinned with:
  Wunsiedel, Germany, since 1980
  Volterra, Italy, since 1993
  Vila Real, Portugal, since 2003

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Related pages
 Arrondissement of Mende
 Communes of the Lozère department

References

Other websites

 City council website 
 Mende Tourist Office

Category:Communes in Lozère
Category:Departmental capitals in France