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LunacAveyron

A town of 435 in Aveyron, Occitanie.

Population
435
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€8.56
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€21,750
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
12%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Lunac a good place to live?

Lunac is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Lunac stand out

The 2 things Lunac does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
25%2%LunacMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
25% are second homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
41%22%LunacMedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
41% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 59.6. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Église
Église · Inscrit · Photo: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 3.0
Lunac’s story

Lunac in pictures

Lunac has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1937.

39% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Augustin de Chazelles, born in 1779, is the one person born in Lunac before 1900 that Wikidata records.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lunac.

Who lives here

An older town: 41% of people in Lunac are 65 or over, more than in both Aveyron’s towns and compared French towns

13% are under 15, lower than both Aveyron’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 6.2% of the population. Half of Lunac is older than 59.6, half younger.

59.6median age
LunacAveyron medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma31%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education24%

Women and men · all residents

56% women, 44% men

About 80 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aveyron 52.1%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.

Ages and diplomas in Lunac
LunacAveyron medianFrance median
Under 1513%14%17%
15–246.2%8.9%11%
25–4415%21%23%
45–6425%27%26%
65+41%30%22%
No diploma31%19%19%
CAP or BEP22%26%26%
Baccalauréat17%20%18%
Higher education24%29%30%
Full pageLunac’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages59.6 median age · 41% are 65 or overHouseholds180 households · 2.1 people per householdBorn abroad5.3% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Lunac?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Aveyron median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Lunac keeps more of its old housing than Aveyron or compared French towns: 39% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Lunac has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Protection here reaches back to the 12th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
12th c.
oldest protected part
1937
first monument protected
Full pageLunac’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes39% built before 1919 · Older homesMap1 historic monumentQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Lunac?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Money is tighter in Lunac than in Aveyron’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €21,750 a year per consumption unit

For its 150 residents in work, Lunac has 150 jobs: 0.9 each. At the census, 5.5% of working residents in Lunac didn’t travel to work at all. Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, close to both Aveyron’s towns (8.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%).

12%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving82%
On foot10%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
150
jobs based in Lunac, 0.9 per working resident
9.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,750
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageLunac’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Median income€21,750 a year · Median income per consumption unitGetting to work12% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here150 jobs based here · 0.9 per working resident

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Lunac is €8.56/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Lunac recorded 22 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€8.56/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Lunac€8.56/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Aveyron median€9.38/m²
€8.56/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.99 to €10.47/m² a month)
€7.55/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageLunac’s cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€8.56/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Lunac

11pages on Lunac
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 8 mi awayWork & commute150 jobs based hereHousing22 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
Outdoors7% of the commune is protected natureClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 59.6History1 historic monumentTown HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

Lunac has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Classé
Croix de chemin dite Croix de BleyssolesCross · 14th & 15th c. · in Le Bas Ségala, 3.7 mi
Classé
Fontaine publiqueFountain · 14th c. · in Najac, 6.2 mi
Classé
Ancienne chartreuse Saint-SauveurAbbey · 15th & 17th c. · in Villefranche-de-Rouergue, 8 mi
Classé
Église Saint-MartialChurch · 13th c. · in Rieupeyroux, 8.2 mi

Famous people from Lunac

One notable person was born in Lunac.

Their page →
A
Augustin de ChazellesFrench official · 1779–1862

Lunac’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Aveyron →
Villefranche-de-RouergueCarmauxBlaye-les-MinesBaraquevilleCagnac-les-MinesVillefranche-de-RouergueCarmauxBlaye-les-MinesBaraquevilleCagnac-les-MinesLunac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Lunac435—————
Villefranche-de-Rouergue11,2718.6B+A−CB
Carmaux Tarn9,87213B+A−CB+
Blaye-les-Mines Tarn2,90214A−A−B+B+
Baraqueville3,17317A+B+A+A+
Cagnac-les-Mines Tarn2,62118—B—C−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Lunac

Commune in Aveyron, Occitanie

Lunac is a commune of 435 people in the Communauté de communes Ouest Aveyron Communauté. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.

Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries

Population
435 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Ouest Aveyron Communauté
Département
Aveyron (12)
Région
Occitanie
Area
7.3 sq mi (18.9 km²)
INSEE code
12135

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.