Lozère facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Lozère
Department
Prefecture building of the Lozère department, in Mende
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Lozère in France
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Prefecture	Mende
Subprefectures	Florac Trois Rivières
Area
• Total	5,166.9 km2 (1,995.0 sq mi)
Population  (2014)
• Total	76,360
• Rank	101st
• Density	14.7787/km2 (38.2766/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Lozériens
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	FR-48
Arrondissements	2
Cantons	13
Communes	185
Website	http://lozere.fr/

Lozère (Occitan: Losera) is a department in the region of Occitanie in southern France near the Massif Central. It is named after Mont Lozère.

History

Lozère was created in 1790 during the French Revolution, when the whole of France was divided into departments, replacing the old provinces. Lozère was formed with part of the old province of Languedoc.

Les Sources and Hautes-Cèvennes were two other names proposed for this department but they were not accepted.

Geography

Lozère has an area of 5,166.9 km² (1,995 sq mi). It is surrounded by 5 departments belonging to 2 regions:

• Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
  • Ardèche
  • Cantal
  • Haute-Loire
• Occitanie region
  • Aveyron
  • Gard.

	Cantal		Haute-Loire
	Aveyron		Ardèche
		Lozère
		Gard

The Lozère is divided into four natural regions, covering four mountain ranges:

1. The Aubrac. It is a plateau in the northwest of the department that rises between 1,000 m (3,281 ft) and 1,450 m (4,757 ft), with a cold humid climate. The highest point is Signal de Mailhebiau with 1,469 m (4,820 ft).

1. The Margeride. Located in the northeast of the department, these mountains are of granite and well forested. The climate here is cold, but dryer than the climate in Aubrac. The highest point is Signal de Randon with 1,551 m (5,089 ft).

1. The Causses. These are a series of very dry limestone plateaus in the south-west of the department.

1. The Cévennes, a southern part of the Massif Central and that is found in the south-east of the department. Here is the highest point in the department, Mont Lozère at 1,702 m (5,584 ft).

Three important rivers start in the department:

• The Tarn, with its source on the Mont Lozère.
• The Lot, with its source also on the Mont Lozère.
• The Allier, with its source is in the mountainous region of Margeride.

Administration

The département is managed by the Departamental Council of Lozère in Mende. Lozère is part of the region of Occitanie.

Administrative divisions

There are 2 arrondissements (districts), 13 cantons and 176 communes (municipalities) in Lozère.

The following is a list of the 13 cantons of the Lozère department (with their INSEE codes), following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:

Demographics

The inhabitants of Lozère are known, in French, as Lozériens (women: Lozériennes).

Lozère is the least populated French department. It has a population, in 2014, of 76,360, for a population density of 14.8 inhabitants/km². The arrondissement of Mende, with 63,047 inhabitants, is by far the largest. The other arrondissement, Florac, have 13,313 inhabitants.

The only important city is Mende with 11,542 people living there in 2014. The subprefecture, Florac Trois Rivières, has 2,107 inhabitants.

Evolution of the population in Lozère

The cities with more than 2,000 inhabitants in the department are:

Gallery

View of the Tarn river, in the Tarn Gorges (Lozère)

Related pages

• Arrondissements of the Lozère department
• Communes of the Lozère department

Images for kids

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  Grain fields near Les Bondons, dominated by the hills called Puechs des Bondons.

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  Mende

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  Church of Marvejols

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  Sainte-Enimie, one of the most beautiful villages of France

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  Cévennes National Park

See also

In Spanish: Lozère para niños