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.
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| File:Mende-cathedrale-1.JPG | |
| Aerial view of Mende, with the cathedral. | |
| Coat of arms of Mende | |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon |
| Department | Lozère |
| Arrondissement | Mende |
| Canton | Mende-1 Mende-2 |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes Cœur de Lozère |
| Mayor | Laurent Suau[1] (2014-2020) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 691–1,236 m (2,267–4,055 ft) (avg. 964 m (3,163 ft)*) |
| Land area1 | 36.56 km2 (14.12 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 11,542 (2014) |
| - Density | 316/km2 (820/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 48095/ 48000 |
| Website | www.mende.fr |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
The inhabitants of this city are known, in French, as Mendois (women: Mendoises).[2]
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 36.56 km2 (14.12 sq mi) and its average altitude is 964 m (3,163 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 740 m (2,430 ft).[3]
| 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 325.7 persons/km2.[4]
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:[5]
- 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 (French: [Communauté de communes Cœur de Lozère] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)).
Twinned and partner towns
Mende is twinned with:
Wunsiedel, Germany, since 1980
Volterra, Italy, since 1993- File:Flag of Portugal.svg Vila Real, Portugal, since 2003
Gallery
- Mende-place-republique-1.JPG
The Place de la République
- Préfecture de Mende, Lozère, France.JPG
The prefecture building at Mende
The town hall
- Mende Tour des Penitents.jpg
The Tower of the Penitents
Mende, Lozère Media
- Causses48.svg
The area of the Causses in Lozère
- Mende et mimat.jpg
Mende at the foot of Mont Mimat, view of the Causse d'Auge - Mende-maison-le-long-du-lot.JPG
A house alongside the Lot river
- Mende in winter - 09.JPG
Mende (French city) in winter (December 08)
A view the Causse d'Auge in December 2008
- Viaduc Rieucros (Mende).jpg
The Rieucros Viaduct in September 2007
- Gare mende1.jpg
Gare de la ville de Mende, Lozère, France
- Mende vers 1200.svg
Carte de Mende vers 1200 (Gévaudan)
- Mende-rue-basse-1.JPG
Mende (Lozère, France) - La rue basse dans la vieille ville.
Related pages
References
- ↑ "Élus - Laurent Suau" (in French). Ville de Mende. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Mende (48000)" (in French). habitants.fr. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "City of Mende". Map-France.com. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- ↑ "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Commune de Mende (48095)". Géographie administrative et d'étude (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
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Other websites
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- City council website (in French)
- Mende Tourist Office