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Lunel

Lunel has 26,380 residents and 12,660 homes, 57% of them houses. Homes sold for a median €2,640/m² over five years, 18% below the département figure. The median living standard is €19,600 a year. For the average resident, 122 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk.

Commune · Insee 34145 · Postcode 34400 · Updated 24 October 2026
26,380residents2022 census
€2,640/m²median price per m²Hérault : €3,200/m²
2%green space within 500 mneighbourhood average
122services within a 15-minute walkneighbourhood average
Lunel · 8 IRIS neighbourhoods
Map of Lunel: Share of land within 500 m that is green space
0%30%+
Share of land within 500 m that is green space

Sources: IGN and Insee, IRIS boundaries and Admin Express 2024 (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0)

All 8 IRIS neighbourhoods.

IRIS are Insee’s statistical neighbourhoods of about 2,000 people each. Colour shows where each one sits among the others.

NeighbourhoodResidentsLiving standardHome ownersSocial housingAged 75+UnemploymentGreen 500 mServices 15 min
Centre Ville-Mairie4,926€15,59035%3%9%25.0%2%148
Abrivado3,337€18,63061%21%13%20.8%1%138
Fernand Brunel3,231€19,24059%21%10%15.8%0%139
Route de Nîmes4,380€22,29062%4%16%12.9%6%134
La Roquette4,123€18,59051%30%15%21.4%1%115
Périphérie1,431€23,73082%0%7%10.9%2%20
Louis Abric Zone Nord2,855€22,12068%8%9%12.8%4%48
Louis Abric Zone Sud2,099€20,27054%3%11%17.2%0%162

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

26,380 residents and 11,760 households at the 2022 census, next to the département figure.

17%
aged under 15
16%
aged 15–29
30%
aged 60 and over
34%
of households are people living alone
24%
of households are couples with children
13%
of households are single-parent families

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Homes.

12,660 homes, 93% of them main residences, with 3.8 rooms on average.

57%
of homes are houses
55%
of households own their home
12%
of households rent social housing (HLM)
1%
second homes
6%
empty homes
86%
of households have a car

When main homes were built

before 19197%
1919–19456%
1946–197014%
1971–199035%
1991–200523%
2006–201914%

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Property prices.

1,869 house and flat sales over five years.

€2,640/m²median price, houses and flatsHérault : €3,200/m²
€2,260/m²flats838 sales
€3,030/m²houses1,031 sales

Median prices from sales published in France’s Demandes de valeurs foncières (DVF) over ten half-years, for sales of a single property. Individual sales are not shown. A median is only given where there were at least ten sales.

Source: DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0)

Income and work.

Median living standard of €19,600 a year in 2021.

€19,600median living standard a year2021
24.0%poverty ratethreshold: 60% of national median
€10,310the lowest-income 10% live on less than1st decile
€33,210the highest-income 10% live on more than9th decile
18.0%
unemployment among 15–64s (census definition)
25%
of over-15s who have left school hold a higher-education degree
6%
managers and professionals among over-15s
30%
retired among over-15s

Living standard is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units. Half of residents live on less than the median. Income on its own says nothing about what a neighbourhood is like to live in.

Sources: Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Safety.

Offences recorded in 2025, with the rate per 1,000 residents and the change from 2024.

Indicator2025RateChange
Burglaries of homes544.3 per 1,000−24%
Thefts from people without violence27910.5 per 1,000−6%
Physical violence outside the family813.0 per 1,000−21%
Domestic physical violence913.4 per 1,000−29%
Sexual violence501.9 per 1,000+4%
Vehicle thefts431.6 per 1,000−9%
Thefts from vehicles501.9 per 1,000+11%
Thefts of vehicle parts301.1 per 1,000−25%
Deliberate damage and vandalism2489.3 per 1,000+9%
Fraud and payment card fraud1636.1 per 1,000+18%

These figures count offences recorded by the police and gendarmerie, not how safe a place feels, and not every offence is reported. Rates are per 1,000 residents (per 1,000 homes for burglaries): where many people visit but few live, as in town centres and shopping areas, they are naturally higher. Small counts are not published.

Source: Ministry of the Interior (SSMSI), recorded crime by municipality 2024–2025 (Open Licence 2.0)

Everyday life.

What is within one kilometre of the town hall. For the average resident, 10 public transport stops are within 800 m, and the nearest rail or tram station is 1.1 km away.

Supermarkets and convenience shops13
Bakeries9
Pharmacies6
Doctors13
Dentists3
Cafés and bars10
Restaurants21
Parks and gardens1
Playgrounds3
Sports pitches17
Gyms and sports halls5
Libraries0
Nurseries and childcare2
Bus stops24
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations1

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Health, shops and services.

Facilities and services in Lunel on 1 January 2025, from Insee’s permanent database of facilities.

15.9GPs per 10,000 residentsdépartement: 11.8
8pharmacieson 1 January 2025
36food storessupermarkets, convenience stores, grocers
General practitioners42
Dentists24
Nurses57
Physiotherapists52
Pharmacies8
Group health centres1
Emergency departments2
Supermarkets and hypermarkets7
Convenience stores and grocers29
Bakeries25
Butchers12
Petrol stations5
EV charging stations7
Post offices and postal points2
Banks15
France services centres1
Police and gendarmerie2
Restaurants103
Hairdressers55
Nurseries5
Sports halls4
Gyms7
Cinemas1
Libraries1

Insee’s permanent database of facilities lists the shops, services and health professionals present in each commune on 1 January. Health professionals in private practice are counted one by one; several may work at the same address.

Source: Insee, permanent database of facilities 2025 (Open Licence 2.0)

Natural and industrial hazards.

Major hazards the State lists for Lunel, prevention plans in force and natural-disaster declarations since 1982.

Floodingflash flooding, groundwater flooding
Ground movementcollapse of old quarries, rockfalls, landslides, clay shrinkage and swelling
Earthquake
Forest fire
Radon
Transport of hazardous goods
18natural-disaster declarationssince 1982
July 2022latest recognised eventDrought (clay shrinkage)

Natural-disaster declarations by type

Floods and mudflows14
Drought (clay shrinkage)3
Storms and cyclones1

A natural-disaster declaration (arrêté CatNat) lets insurers pay out for the damage. The count reflects past events, not a forecast of future risk. The list of hazards comes from each département’s major-risk file; a prevention plan in force limits building in exposed zones.

Source: Géorisques, GASPAR database (Open Licence 2.0), as of 5 October 2026

Schools.

14 primary and nursery schools, 5 collèges and 4 lycées are open here, 20 of them state schools.

Collège AmbrussumLower secondary (collège) · state
Collège En Sens (Ecole secondaire privée)Lower secondary (collège) · private
Collège Fréderic MistralLower secondary (collège) · state
Collège privé Sainte-ThérèseLower secondary (collège) · private
Section d'enseignement général et professionnel adapté du Collège AmbrussumLower secondary (collège) · state
Ecole maternelle Arc en CielNursery school · state
Ecole maternelle Camille ClaudelNursery school · state
Ecole maternelle GambettaNursery school · state
Ecole maternelle Jacques BrelNursery school · state
Ecole maternelle Mario RoustanNursery school · state
Ecole maternelle Pont de VesseNursery school · state
Ecole primaire privée Sainte ThérèsePrimary school · private
Ecole élémentaire Henri de BornierPrimary school · state
Ecole élémentaire Jacques BrelPrimary school · state
Ecole élémentaire Louise MichelPrimary school · state
Ecole élémentaire Marie CuriePrimary school · state
Ecole élémentaire Mario RoustanPrimary school · state
Ecole élémentaire Victor HugoPrimary school · state
Ecole élémentaire le ParcPrimary school · state
Lycée polyvalent Louis FeuilladeUpper secondary (lycée) · state
Lycée polyvalent Victor HugoUpper secondary (lycée) · state
Section d'enseignement professionnel du Lycée Louis FeuilladeUpper secondary (lycée) · state
Section d'enseignement professionnel du Lycée Victor HugoUpper secondary (lycée) · state

Source: Ministry of Education, school directory (Open Licence 2.0). Admission depends on catchment rules and each school’s own policy.

Around here.

Photographs taken near Lunel, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

VILLE DE LUNEL 2
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VILLE DE LUNEL 2
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Porte Notre-Dame Lunel
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Porte Notre-Dame Lunel
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Rue Alphonse Menard Lunel
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Rue Alphonse Menard Lunel
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Nearby communes.

The communes in the département whose town halls are closest.