Arrondissement of Mende
The arrondissement of Mende is an arrondissement of France; it is part of the Lozere departement in the Occitanie region. Its capital is the city of Mende.
History
When the Lozere department was created on 17 February 1800, the arrondissement of Mende was part of that original department.
Geography
It is the largest arrondissement of the department, with an area of. It has a population of 63,047 inhabitants and a density of inhabitants/km2.
The arrondissement covers the northern part of the department and is bordered by the Cantal department to the northwest, the Haute-Loire department to the northeast), by the Ardeche department to the east, by the arrondissement of Florac to the south and by the Aveyron department to the west.
Composition
Cantons
After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.
In the arrondissement of Mende, there are 9 cantons whose communes are in the arrondissement. The following table shows the distribution of the" communes" in the cantons and arrondissements:
Communes
The arrondissement of Mende has 132 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):
Albaret-le-Comtal (48001) Albaret-Sainte-Marie (48002) Allenc (48003) Altier (48004) Antrenas (48005) Arzenc-d' Apcher (48007) Arzenc-de-Randon (48008) Aumont-Aubrac (48009) Auroux (48010) Badaroux (48013) Bagnols-les-Bains (48014) Balsieges (48016) Banassac-Canilhac (48017) Barjac (48018) La Bastide-Puylaurent (48021) Belvezet (48023) Les Bessons (48025) Blavignac (48026) Le Bleymard (48027) Le Born (48029) Bourgs-sur-Colagne (48099) Brenoux (48030) Brion (48031) Le Buisson (48032) La Canourgue (48034) Chadenet (48037) Chambon-le-Chateau (48038) Chanac (48039) Chasserades (48040) Chastanier (48041) Chastel-Nouvel (48042) Chateauneuf-de-Randon (48043) Chauchailles (48044) Chaudeyrac (48045) Chaulhac (48046) La Chaze-de-Peyre (48047) Cheylard-l' Eveque (48048) Cubieres (48053) Cubierettes (48054) Cultures (48055) Esclanedes (48056) Estables (48057) La Fage-Montivernoux (48058) La Fage-Saint-Julien (48059) Fau-de-Peyre (48060) Fontans (48063) Fournels (48064) Gabrias (48068) Grandrieu (48070) Grandvals (48071) Grezes (48072) Les Hermaux (48073) Javols (48076) Julianges (48077) Lachamp (48078) Lajo (48079) Langogne (48080) Lanuejols (48081) Laubert (48082) Les Laubies (48083) Laval-Atger (48084) Laval-du-Tarn (48085) Luc (48086) Malbouzon (48087) Le Malzieu-Forain (48089) Le Malzieu-Ville (48090) Marchastel (48091) Marvejols (48092) Mas-d' Orcieres (48093) Mende (48095) Montbel (48100) Montrodat (48103) Les Monts-Verts (48012) Nasbinals (48104) Naussac-Fontanes (48105) Noalhac (48106) Palhers (48107) La Panouse (48108) Paulhac-en-Margeride (48110) Pelouse (48111) Pied-de-Borne (48015) Pierrefiche (48112) Pourcharesses (48117) Prevencheres (48119) Prinsuejols (48120) Prunieres (48121) Recoules-d' Aubrac (48123) Recoules-de-Fumas (48124) Ribennes (48126) Rieutort-de-Randon (48127) Rimeize (48128) Rocles (48129) Saint-Alban-sur-Limagnole (48132) Saint-Amans (48133) Saint-Andre-Capceze (48135) Saint-Bauzile (48137) Saint-Bonnet-de-Chirac (48138) Saint-Bonnet-de-Montauroux (48139) Saint-Chely-d' Apcher (48140) Saint-Denis-en-Margeride (48145) Sainte-Colombe-de-Peyre (48142) Sainte-Eulalie (48149) Sainte-Helene (48157) Saint-Etienne-du-Valdonnez (48147) Saint-Flour-de-Mercoire (48150) Saint-Frezal-d' Albuges (48151) Saint-Gal (48153) Saint-Germain-du-Teil (48156) Saint-Jean-la-Fouillouse (48160) Saint-Juery (48161) Saint-Julien-du-Tournel (48164) Saint-Laurent-de-Muret (48165) Saint-Laurent-de-Veyres (48167) Saint-Leger-de-Peyre (48168) Saint-Leger-du-Malzieu (48169) Saint-Paul-le-Froid (48174) Saint-Pierre-de-Nogaret (48175) Saint-Pierre-le-Vieux (48177) Saint-Privat-du-Fau (48179) Saint-Saturnin (48181) Saint-Sauveur-de-Ginestoux (48182) Saint-Sauveur-de-Peyre (48183) Saint-Symphorien (48184) Les Salces (48187) Les Salelles (48185) Serverette (48188) Servieres (48189) Termes (48190) La Tieule (48191) Trelans (48192) La Villedieu (48197) Villefort (48198)
The only important city is Mende with 11,542 people living there in 2014. Other towns are Marvejols (4,882) and Saint-Chely-d' Apcher (4,169).
Related pages
Arrondissements of the Lozere department
Arrondissement of Florac
List of arrondissements of France
References
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