Mende, Lozère
French commune in Lozère, Occitania / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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Mende | |
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Prefecture and commune | |
Coordinates: 44°31′10″N 3°30′05″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[1] |
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. |
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The inhabitants of this city are known, in French, as Mendois (women: Mendoises).[2]