François André Jean Marie Doumenge (9 October 1926 – 14 July 2008) was a French geographer who specialized in marine and island geography.
François Doumenge began his academic career at the Paul Valéry University, Montpellier III, in the Department of Geography.
During his academic career, he held other positions: As planning assistant for Municipality of Montpellier from 1959 until 1977, he launched creation of the Polygône center under the mandate of François Delmas.
As deputy mayor of Montpellier, François Doumenge was given the project of creating a zoo, the "parc zoologique de Lunaret", which opened its doors in 1964.
The design had large enclosures separated from the public by deep ditches, with no cages or fences, so the animals could live in a more natural environment.