Monts-de-Randon

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Monts-de-Randon
Monts-de-Randon (France)
Monts-de-Randon
region Occitania
Department Lozère
Arrondissement Mende
Canton Saint-Alban-sur-Limagnole and Marvejols
Community association Communauté de communes Randon-Margeride
Coordinates 44 ° 38 ′  N , 3 ° 29 ′  E Coordinates: 44 ° 38 ′  N , 3 ° 29 ′  E
height 840-1,553 m
surface 147.38 km 2
Residents 1,301 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 9 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 48700
INSEE code

Main square of Rieutort-de-Randon

Monts-de-Randon is a French commune with 1,301 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Lozère department in the Occitanie region . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Mende and to the cantons of Saint-Alban-sur-Limagnole and Marvejols .

It was created as Commune nouvelle with effect from January 1, 2019 by merging the previous municipalities of Estables , Rieutort-de-Randon , Saint-Amans , Servières and La Villedieu , all of which have the status of a Commune déléguée in the new municipality . The administrative headquarters are located in Rieutort-de-Randon.

structure

District former
INSEE code
Area (km²) Population as of
January 1, 2017
Rieutort-de-Randon (administrative headquarters) 48127 62.34 774
Estables 48057 32.89 165
Saint-Amans 48133 9.98 151
Servières 48189 19.38 176
La Villedieu 48197 22.79 35

geography

The community is located in the southern Massif Central , around 15 kilometers north of Mende , in the Margeride landscape . The Truyère River has its source in the municipality. Neighboring municipalities are Saint-Denis-en-Margeride in the north, La Panouse in the northeast, Saint-Sauveur-de-Ginestoux and Arzenc-de-Randon in the east, Le Born in the southeast, Chastel-Nouvel and Mende in the south, Barjac and Gabrias in the Southwest, Lachamp-Ribennes and Saint-Gal in the west and Les Laubies in the northwest.

Web links

Commons : Monts-de-Randon  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Decree of the Prefecture No. PREF-BICCL-2018-332-0001 on the formation of the Commune nouvelle Monts-de-Randon of November 28, 2018.
  2. current population according to INSEE