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Visit Mende: highlights and tourist information

France This Way comment: On the northern edge of the Cevennes National Park, Mende itself has a cathedral and other interesting sites to visit

Mende is situated in the Lozere department and Occitanie region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Mende in Occitanie.

Popular places to visit nearby include Cevennes National Park at 17 km and Ispagnac at 17 km.

Mende, France: places to visit and attractions

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Quezac

at 16 km (direction south)

Quezac is a small village in Lozere with a remarkable medieval bridge...

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Cevennes National Park

National Parc at 17 km (direction south-south-east), in the Gard department

The varied landscapes of the Cevennes National Park are famous as the setting for...

See Cevennes National Park guide

Ispagnac

at 17 km (direction south-south-east)

Ispagnac is a pretty village with medieval origins and a roman style church...

See Ispagnac guide

Marvejols

at 17 km (direction west)

The quiet regional town of Marvejols has several interesting historic monuments to discover...

See Marvejols guide

Sainte-Enimie

Most Beautiful Village at 18 km (direction south-south-west)

Sainte-Enimie is the most extensive, and perhaps the most interesting, of the pretty villages...

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Gorges du Tarn

Scenery at 18 km (direction south-south-west)

The cliffs and deep wooded slopes of the Gorges du Tarn make it one...

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Castelbouc

at 20 km (direction south)

The tiny village of Castelbouc, in the Gorges du Tarn, is very lovely and...

See Castelbouc guide

Montbrun

at 20 km (direction south)

The small but very pretty village of Montbrun is at the eastern end of...

See Montbrun guide

Saint-Chely-du-Tarn

at 22 km (direction south-south-west)

Saint-Chely-du-Tarn is in an idyllic spot within the western part of the Gorges du...

See Saint-Chely-du-Tarn guide

Florac

at 23 km (direction south-south-east)

Both the surrounding scenery and the town centre of Florac make it a very...

See Florac guide

Le Pont de Montvert

at 26 km (direction east-south-east)

The village of Le Pont-de-Montvert is one of the prettiest villages in the Cevennes...

See Le Pont de Montvert guide

La Malène

at 28 km (direction south-west)

La Malène is a pretty village on the Tarn river in the Gorges du...

See La Malène guide

Aumont Aubrac

at 28 km (direction north-west)

Not perhaps a major destination but Aumont-Aubrac is pleasant to explore when you are...

See Aumont Aubrac guide

Les loups du Gevaudan

at 31 km (direction west-south-west)

The Loups de Gevaudan park is a chance to see wolves living in semi-liberty...

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Markets in and near Mende

Market days in Mende: weekly market: Saturday all day;

• Mende: market Saturday all day (0km)
• Bagnols-les-Bains: market Thursday (13km)
• Marvejols: market Tuesday & Saturday (17km)
• Ispagnac: market Tuesday & Saturday (17km)
• Sainte-Enimie: market Wednesday & Saturday (18km)
• Le Pont du Montvert: market Wednesday - seasonal market only (26km)
• Villefort: market Thursday (36km)
• Saint-Chely-d'Apcher: market Thursday (36km)
• Langogne: market Saturday (37km)
• Severac-le-Chateau: market Thursday (40km)

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Tourist attractions near Mende, France

What to do at Mende? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Mende.

Grand sites of France

• Gorges du Tarn (19km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Sainte-Enimie (18km)
• La Garde-Guerin (33km)
• Pradelles (42km)
• Sainte-Eulalie-d'Olt (44km)
• Arlempdes (51km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Marvejols (17km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin du Tomple (38km)
• Jardin du mas de l'Abri (40km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Mont Lozère (22km)
• Aven Armand (grotte) (35km)
• Chaos de Nimes-le-Vieux (35km)
• Cascade du Déroc (37km)
• Abîme de Bramabiau (44km)
• Mont Aigoual (45km)
• Chaos de Montpellier-le-Vieux (49km)
• Lac du Bouchet (49km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• La Canourgue (24km)
• Aumont-Aubrac (28km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc à loups du Gévaudan (wolves) (31km)
• Réserve de bisons d'Europe de Sainte-Eulalie (32km)
• Maison des vautours (vultures) (41km)

Geography and distances

Mende is in the south of France - it is the prefecture (capital) of the Lozere department (general information: Mende is 490 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Mende from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Badaroux, Balsieges, Brenoux, Chastel-Nouvel, Le Born and Saint-Bauzile.

This page in French: Visiter Mende