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Mende
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Mende is a commune in France, serving as the capital of the Lozère department, the Arrondissement of Mende, and the cantons of Mende-Nord and Mende-Sud. Located in the Occitanie region, the town sits at an elevation of 1,236 meters above sea level and is situated next to the Lot river. It shares borders with Chastel-Nouvel, Badaroux, Lanuéjols, and Brenoux. The area covers 36.56 square kilometers, and the postal code is 48000.
The population of Mende is recorded as 12,735, with a male population of 5,774. The local government has included heads such as Alain Bertrand and Jean-Jacques Delmas. Mende is twinned with Wunsiedel, Volterra, and Vila Real. The town’s patron saint is Privat de Mende, and it falls within the Europe/Paris timezone.
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- Locality
- Mende
- Region
- Occitanie
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- France
- Population
- 14,837
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Encyclopedic overview
Mende ( French pronunciation: [mɑ̃d], Occitan pronunciation: [ˈmende]) is a commune and the prefecture of the department of Lozère, in the region of Occitania, Southern France. Its inhabitants are called the Mendois. The city, including the first traces of dwellings date back to 200 BC, was originally named Mimata, probably in reference to the mountains that surround it.
Mende is located between Clermont-Ferrand and Montpellier, but also on the axis of Lyon–Saint-Étienne–Albi–Toulouse. The other important nearby towns are Aurillac and Saint-Flour (Cantal), Le Puy-en-Velay (Haute-Loire), Rodez, Millau (Aveyron) and Alès and Nîmes (Gard).
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