Mende, Administrative center in Lozère, France
Located in southern France at 732 meters elevation, Mende spreads across valleys and hills between Clermont-Ferrand and Montpellier in the Gévaudan region.
Originally named Mimata, the settlement dates to 200 BCE and gained prominence when Pope Urban V ordered the construction of Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Privat Cathedral in the 14th century.
The Cathedral of Mende and Chateau Tournel stand as architectural landmarks, while the Musée du Gévaudan presents local history through artifacts and exhibitions.
The town provides access to mountain trails, climbing spots, and water activities, with regular markets offering regional products including Aligot, a potato and cheese specialty.
Mont Mimat rises above the town, creating a geological formation that influences local agriculture and sheep farming practices in the surrounding limestone plateaus.
Location: Arrondissement of Mende
Location: canton of Mende-Nord
Location: canton of Mende-Sud
Location: Lozère
Elevation above the sea: 907 m
Shares border with: Chastel-Nouvel, Badaroux, Lanuéjols, Brenoux, Saint-Bauzile, Balsièges, Barjac, Monts-de-Randon
Phone: +33466494000
Email: contact@mende.fr
Website: http://mende.fr
GPS coordinates: 44.51833,3.50056
Latest update: May 28, 2025 11:44
Mende Cathedral
203 m
Mont Mimat
1 km
Prefecture hotel of Lozère
186 m
Dolmen de Chamgefège
5.1 km
Pont Notre-Dame de Mende
446 m
Musée du Gévaudan
108 m
Château de Chapieu
4.6 km
Hôtel de Ressouches
101 m
Synagogue of Mende
204 m
Église Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais de Mende
464 m
Tour des Pénitents
93 m
Fontaine de Soubeyran
225 m
Église Saint-Christophe de Badaroux
4.4 km
Chapelle des Pénitents Blancs
82 m
Statue of Pope Urban V
229 m
Le Trianon
109 m
Fontaine d'Aigues-Passes
290 m
Maison, rue du Fournet, rue Saint-Dominique
154 m
Maison Pons
56 m
Remparts de Mende
268 m
Lavoir des Calquières
46 m
Town hall of Mende
102 m
Croix, rue du Collège, Mende
233 m
Maison Malgoire de Salles
91 m
Immeuble 25, rue Basse
38 m
Croix, boulevard des Capucins, Mende
310 m
Couvent des Ursulines de Mende
112 m
Collège des Doctrinaires de Mende
163 mReviews
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