its charm: This quote comes perhaps from the conditions in which the geographer of the king came in the city. Like those who would declare to Serge Livrozet that Mende was capital of Lozère and torture. Personalities linked to the commune Those born in Mende, or having a very strong tie with the city include: Born in Mende (1709-1792), , deputy of the clergy of the Seneschal of Bazas and Dean of the members of the Estates General of 1792. (1740-1817), art dealer and collector, founder of the society of fine arts in Montpellier (1757-1844), . (1786-1849), Member of Parliament for Lozère, . (1813-1879), great executioner of Paris. (1845-1925), French lieutenant, . Marie Borrel, born around 1886, recognized as part of the Lourdes Medical Bureau. (1891-1944), lawyer. During World War II, he was mayor of the city before becoming a hero of the Resistance, deported to Auschwitz, then Buchenwald, died on German roads. Gaby Bruyère (1924-1978), actress. Thierry Jean-Pierre (1955-2005), investigative judge, a lawyer and politician. Claude Érignac (1937-1998), French officer, prefect of Corsica. , officer French general, best known as the founder and head of the Chantiers de la Jeunesse during the Vichy regime. (1941-1981), politician, Deputy of Mayenne. Michel Rostain, born in 1942, theatre director and writer, Prix Goncourt du premier roman in 2011 Francis Saint-Léger born in 1957, politician, Member of Parliament for Lozère. Élisabeth Filhol, born in 1965, writer. Brigitte Guibal, born in 1971, kayaker. Quentin Elias (1974-2014), singer and former member of the boy band Alliage, model and actor in adult films. Christophe Laurent, born in 1977, professional cyclist. Marion Buisson, born in 1988, pole vaulter. , born in 1991, handball player , born in 1992, footballer Linked to the commune Urban V (1310-1370), Pope, born in the commune of Le Pont-de-Montvert but strongly attached to the episcopal capital of Gévaudan. Jean-Antoine Chaptal (1756-1832), born in the vicinity of Mende, but in the commune of Badaroux, it is however very linked to the city. He was a chemist, businessman and Councillor of State under Napoleon. He was the inventor of chaptalisation (process aimed at improving the quality of the wine). (1796-1864), Bishop of Saint-Dié was educated at Mende, from the time his father was the first prefect of the Lozère. . Engineer and French diplomat. Prefect of Lozère from 1869 to 1870. Paul Doumer (1857-1932), before becoming President of the Republic, he was a college