Mende | |
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![]() Location within the region Occitanie | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Lozère |
No. of communes | 114 |
Prefecture | Mende |
Area | 3,479.4 km2 (1,343.4 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | 63,491 |
• Density | 18/km2 (50/sq mi) |
INSEE code | 482 |
The arrondissement of Mende is an arrondissement of France in the Lozère department in the Occitanie région. Its INSEE code is 482 and its capital city, and prefecture of the department, is Mende. Its population is 63,180 (2016), and its area is 3,479.4 km2 (1,343.4 sq mi).[2]
The only important city is Mende with 12,318 people living there in 2019. Other towns are Marvejols (4,684) and Saint-Chély-d'Apcher (4,211).[3]