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Mende
Mende
Prefecture and commune
	Aerial view of Mende, with the cathedral.
	Coat of arms
	Location of Mende
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	Coordinates: 44°31′10″N 3°30′05″E / 44.5194°N 3.5014°E
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Lozère
Arrondissement	Mende
Canton	Mende-1; Mende-2
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes Cœur de Lozère
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Laurent Suau
Area 1	36.56 km2 (14.12 sq mi)
Population (2014)	11,542
• Density	320/km2 (820/sq mi)
Demonym	Mendois
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	48095 /48000
Elevation	691–1,236 m (2,267–4,055 ft) ; (avg. 964 m or 3,163 ft)
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.

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).^[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]

Mende and its neighboring *communes*

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).

Twinned and partner towns

Mende is twinned with:

Wunsiedel, Germany, since 1980
Volterra, Italy, since 1993
Vila Real, Portugal, since 2003

Gallery

Mende cathedral with different bell towers.
The Place de la République
The prefecture building at Mende
The town hall
The Tower of the Penitents

Related pages

References

↑ "Élus - Laurent Suau" (in French). Ville de Mende. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
↑ "Mende (48000)" (in French). habitants.fr. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
↑ "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.
↑ "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.