Mende
Mende is the little prefecture of France's Lozère department in Occitania, set along the River Lot amid mountain terrain and offering a café and restaurant scene that punches above its size. Settlement here dates to around 200 BC, when the place was known as Mimata — a name thought to reference the surrounding mountains. The seat of a Roman Catholic diocese, it sits roughly midway between Clermont-Ferrand and Montpellier, making it a practical base for the wider region.
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- Population14,837
- Nearest water from center 0.0 km0.0 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 8.3 km5.1 mi
Nearest airports
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Mende: quick answers
Where is Mende?
Mende is in Lozère, France.
How do you get to Mende?
The nearest airport is Mende/Brénoux (MEN), about 9 min away by road. The nearest train station is Mende, about 2 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Mende?
The warmest month is July, averaging 17°C63°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 1°C33°F. The wettest month is October, with about 117 mm4.6 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Mende?
OpenStreetMap lists 2 museums, 10 restaurants, 6 cafés and 8 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Mende?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Sainte-Enimie, Le Vigan and Nant. Mende is listed among the day trips from Lyon.