Mende

French commune in Lozère, Occitania

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Mende is a town in the Lozère department of the Occitania region in southern France. It serves as the main administrative center for its local area and represents part of France's diverse regional geography.

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Locality: Mende
Region: Occitanie
Country: France
Population: 14,837
Timezone: Europe/Paris

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Official name: Mende
Population: 12464
Area: 36.56
Elevation: 907
Official website: www.mende.fr
Image: Mende-cathedrale-1.JPG

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Commons category: Mende (Lozère)
postal code: 48000
Commons gallery: Mende (Lozère)
male population: 5774
female population: 6360
email address: mailto:[email protected]
contact page URL: mende.fr/contact
phone number: +33-4-66-49-40-00

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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).