Arrondissement of Mende

The arrondissement of Mende is an arrondissement of France; it is part of the Lozère "département" in the Occitanie region. Its capital is the city of Mende.
History.
When the Lozère 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):
The only important city is Mende with 11,542 people living there in 2014. Other towns are Marvejols (4,882) and Saint-Chély-d'Apcher (4,169).