Lozère
Lozère
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From top down, left to right: Sainte-Enimie, the Gorges du Tarn in La Malène, Castle of Florac, Mont Lozère | |
Location of Lozère in France | |
| Coordinates: 44°20′N 3°36′E / 44.333°N 3.600°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitanie |
| Departement | 4 March 1790 |
| Prefecture | Mende |
| Subprefecture | Florac Trois Rivières |
| Government | |
| • President of the Departmental Council | Sophie Pantel (PS) |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,167 km2 (1,995 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 76,503 |
| • Rank | 102nd |
| • Density | 15/km2 (38/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Lozériens |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | FR-48 |
| Department number | 48 |
| Arrondissements | 2 |
| Cantons | 13 |
| Communes | 152 |
| Website | lozere.fr |
Lozère (French pronunciation: [lɔzɛʁ] ⓘ; Occitan: Losera [luˈzeɾɔ]) is a landlocked department in the region of Occitanie in Southern France, located near the Massif Central, bounded to the northeast by Haute-Loire, to the east by Ardèche, to the south by Gard, to the west by Aveyron, and the northwest by Cantal. It is named after Mont Lozère. With 76,604 inhabitants as of 2019, Lozère is the least populous French department.