Mende, Lozère

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Mende
A general view o the cathedral an surroondin biggins
A general view o the cathedral an surroondin biggins
Coat of airms o Mende
Coat airms
Mende is located in Fraunce
Mende
Mende
Location within Occitanie region
Mende is located in Occitanie
Mende
Mende
Coordinates: 44°31′10″N 3°30′05″E / 44.5194°N 3.5014°E / 44.5194; 3.5014Coordinates: 44°31′10″N 3°30′05″E / 44.5194°N 3.5014°E / 44.5194; 3.5014
KintraFraunce
RegionOccitanie
DepairtmentLozère
ArrondissementMende
IntercommunalityHaute Vallée d'Olt
Govrenment
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Alain Bertrand (PS)
Area
1
36.56 km2 (14.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)2
12,378
 • Density340/km2 (880/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
48095 /48000
Elevation691–1,236 m (2,267–4,055 ft)
(avg. 732 m or 2,402 ft)
1 French Laund Register data, that excludes lochs, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) an river estuaries. 2 Population withoot dooble coontin: residents o multiple communes (e.g., students an militar personnel) anerly coontit ance.

Mende (French pronunciation: ​[mɑ̃d], Occitan pronunciation: [ˈmende]) is a commune an the prefectur o the French depairtment o Lozère, in the region o Occitanie (formerly Languedoc-Roussillon), Soothren Fraunce.

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Twin touns — Sister ceeties[eedit | eedit soorce]

Mende is twinned wi:

Syne 2007, the ceeties o Wunsiedel an Volterra are an aa paired thegither. The twinnin wi Vila Real (much mair populous nor the ceety o Mende) is explained bi the fact that a muckle pairt o the Portuguese population o Mende, an Lozère in general, is frae this region.[1]

References[eedit | eedit soorce]

  1. "Journal de la ville de Mende" (PDF). October 2001. p. 4. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 16 November 2008. Retrieved 9 September 2015.