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Municipality

Arrondissement of Mende

Located in Lozère, Occitanie Coordinates: 44°38′24″ N 3°27′47″ E

Map showing the location of Arrondissement of Mende Arrondissement of Mende
Location in France
Population
63,410
63.4K
Elevation
1,117 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
Places inside
116
listed under Arrondissement of Mende
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
RDZ Rodez–Aveyron Airport82 km
AUR Aurillac airport87 km

About Arrondissement of Mende

Arrondissement of Mende is a municipality. Location: Lozère, Occitanie. Population: 63,410. Elevation: 1,117 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Rodez–Aveyron Airport (82 km). Nearby sights include Bois de Bouls and Plateau du Palais du Roi.

Climate of Arrondissement of Mende

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 0° · Rain 89 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
October (124 mm)
Driest month
July (47 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Arrondissement of Mende
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°5°7°9°14°18°22°21°18°12°7°5°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°-1°1°5°8°10°10°7°4°0°-2°
Precipitation (mm)9072638193674764841248986

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Arrondissement of Mende

The nearest airport is Rodez–Aveyron Airport (RDZ), 82 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Nîmes, 114 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Rodez–Aveyron Airport (RDZ) Rodez/Marcillac 82 kmwest
  • Aurillac airport (AUR) Aurillac 87 kmwest
  • Nîmes-Arles-Camargue Airport (FNI) Nîmes/Garons 124 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Nîmes Population: 148.2K 114 kmsoutheast
  • Saint-Etienne Population: 176.3K 115 kmnortheast
  • Montpellier Population: 248.3K 119 kmsouth
  • Clermont-Ferrand Population: 147.9K 130 kmnorth
  • Lyon Population: 520.8K 164 kmnortheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Arrondissement of Mende

Within 100 km: 168 historic and cultural sites, 625 natural sites, 165 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km33 places

  • Lac de Charpal Lake 9 kmE
  • Truc du Midi Mountain 17 kmSW
  • Truc de Fortunio Mountain 6 kmE
  • Signal de Randon Mountain 7 kmE

25–60 km340 places

  • Lac d'Issarlès Lake 52 kmE
  • Lac du Bouchet Lake 40 kmNE
  • Lac du barrage de Naussac Lake 30 kmNE
  • Lac de Grandval Lake 44 kmNW

60–100 km585 places

  • Alba-la-Romaine (Ardèche, France) -- Théâtre gallo-romain Historic site 91 kmE
  • Ancien îlot Gambetta Island 87 kmW
  • Lac de l'Esclauze Lake 100 kmNW
  • Lac de Pareloup Lake 74 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Arrondissement of Mende and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Arrondissement of Mende Quimper Valence Chambéry
Population 63.4K 63.8K 63.9K 61.6K
Elevation 1,117 m 13 m 126 m 279 m
Summer day (hottest month) 22° 22° 29° 28°
Winter night (coldest month) -3° 5° 1° -1°
Annual rainfall 960 mm 1,027 mm 888 mm 1,074 mm
Best months Jul–Aug Jun–Aug May–Sep May–Sep
Distance — 691 km 119 km 219 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Places in Arrondissement of Mende

116 places
  1. 1 Mende 11.9K
  2. 2 Marvejols 4.8K
  3. 3 Saint-Chély-d'Apcher 4K
  4. 4 Langogne 2.8K
  5. 5 Peyre en Aubrac 2.3K
  6. 6 Bourgs sur Colagne 2.2K
  7. 7 La Canourgue 2.1K
  8. 8 Chanac 1.4K
  9. 9 Saint-Alban-sur-Limagnole 1.3K
  10. 10 Monts-de-Randon 1.3K
  11. 11 Montrodat 1.2K
  12. 12 Mont Lozère et Goulet 1.1K
  13. 13 Banassac-Canilhac 1K
  14. 14 Chastel-Nouvel 938
  15. 15 Badaroux 930
  16. 16 Saint-Germain-du-Teil 860
  17. 17 Barjac 806
  18. 18 Le Malzieu-Ville 743
  19. 19 Grandrieu 736
  20. 20 Saint-Étienne-du-Valdonnez 647
  21. 21 Saint-Bauzile 624
  22. 22 Villefort 618
  23. 23 Rimeize 614
  24. 24 Albaret-Sainte-Marie 571
  25. 25 Balsièges 544
  26. 26 Bel-Air-Val-d'Ance 517
  27. 27 Châteauneuf-de-Randon 516
  28. 28 Nasbinals 509
  29. 29 Le Malzieu-Forain 484
  30. 30 Les Bessons 442
  31. 31 Esclanèdes 427
  32. 32 Brenoux 384
  33. 33 Fournels 371
  34. 34 Naussac-Fontanes 368
  35. 35 Auroux 364
  36. 36 Antrenas 331
  37. 37 Lanuéjols 314
  38. 38 Saint-Pierre-le-Vieux 314
  39. 39 Les Monts-Verts 313
  40. 40 La Fage-Saint-Julien 303
  41. 41 Chaudeyrac 291
  42. 42 Prévenchères 267
  43. 43 Allenc 265
  44. 44 Saint Bonnet-Laval 258
  45. 45 Blavignac 252
  46. 46 Serverette 249
  47. 47 Prinsuéjols-Malbouzon 246
  48. 48 Rocles 242
  49. 49 Pelouse 231
  50. 50 Fontans 227
  51. 51 Prunières 226
  52. 52 Le Buisson 221
  53. 53 Termes 214
  54. 54 Saint-Léger-du-Malzieu 213
  55. 55 Arzenc-de-Randon 207
  56. 56 Luc 207
  57. 57 Altier 204
  58. 58 Palhers 200
  59. 59 Cultures 197
  60. 60 Grèzes 195

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

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