French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Lunas-les-Châteaux out for now. Second homes make up 38% of its housing. The median sale price is €1,106/m². Nearly a third of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Lunas-les-Châteaux stand out
The 3 things Lunas-les-Châteaux does most differently from other towns.
Ancienne chapelle Saint-Georges: Photo: Fagairolles 34 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Restes du château de Dio: Photo: Emeraude · Public domain · Chapelle Notre-Dame de Nize: Photo: EmDee · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église paroissiale Saint-Etienne de Dio: Photo: Francois.werth · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lunas-les-Châteaux.
Who lives here
Lunas-les-Châteaux skews older, with 32% of residents 65 or over, more than in Hérault’s towns and across compared French towns
53.2median age
People aged 15 to 24 make up 7.1% of the town. Children under 15 make up 14% of residents.
Lunas-les-ChâteauxHérault medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
32%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education34%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Hérault median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Lunas-les-Châteaux: 37% were built before 1919, more than in Hérault’s towns and across compared French towns
6historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Lunas-les-Châteaux counts 6 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 4 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments here is Ancienne chapelle Saint-Georges. 5 of the 6 are churches, chapels and other religious buildings. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 9th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Unemployment in Lunas-les-Châteaux, 15.7%, runs above Hérault’s towns and compared French towns
8%walk, cycle or take transit
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 7.9% of commuters travelled at the census. Per resident in work, Lunas-les-Châteaux counts 0.4 jobs (100 jobs, 300 workers). After tax and benefits, the median income is €23,660 a year per consumption unit.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
On foot5%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
100
jobs based in Lunas-les-Châteaux, 0.4 per working resident
15.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,660
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Lunas-les-Châteaux than in Hérault’s towns or across compared French towns: €11.00/m² a month
€1,106/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Lunas-les-Châteaux: 38 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Houses made up 92% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Lunas-les-Châteaux€1,106/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Hérault median€3,252/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,090/m²
35
€11.00/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.74 to €13.83/m² a month)
€8.93/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Lunas-les-Châteaux is a commune of 832 people in the Communauté de communes Grand Orb communauté de communes en Languedoc. 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
832 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Grand Orb communauté de communes en Languedoc
Département
Hérault (34)
Région
Occitanie
Area
24.6 sq mi (63.6 km²)
INSEE code
34144
Lunas-les-Châteaux’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
