Mende, Lozère
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.
Mende | |
|---|---|
 A general view o the cathedral an surroondin biggins | |
 Coat airms | |
  Mende Location within Occitanie region  Mende | |
| Coordinates: 44°31′10″N 3°30′05″E / 44.5194°N 3.5014°ECoordinates: 44°31′10″N 3°30′05″E / 44.5194°N 3.5014°E | |
| Kintra | Fraunce |
| Region | Occitanie |
| Depairtment | Lozère |
| Arrondissement | Mende |
| Intercommunality | Haute Vallée d'Olt |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Alain Bertrand (PS) |
| Area 1 | 36.56 km2 (14.12 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 12,378 |
| • Density | 340/km2 (880/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 48095 /48000 |
| Elevation | 691–1,236 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. | |
Internaitional relations
eeditTwin touns — Sister ceeties
eeditMende 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- ↑ "Journal de la ville de Mende" (PDF). October 2001. p. 4. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 16 November 2008. Retrieved 9 September 2015.