Lunel grades C− overall: better than 18% of compared French towns, and #61 of 84 in Hérault. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D): 1 job per working resident; 17.5% unemployment. At the median price of €2,638/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Lunel Agglo. Its strongest is walkability (A): 95% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 15% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Lunel with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
How TownRatings grades French towns →
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Lunel’s story
Lunel in pictures
Lunel has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1998.
Wikidata records 16 people born in Lunel before 1900, the earliest Henri de Rochemore, in 1702.
1998First protected: "Ensemble dit "" château des Gaucelm """
2003Most recently protected: Maison de Philippe le Bel
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lunel.
HousingCost of living D
Estimated advertised rents run higher in Lunel than in Hérault’s towns or across compared French towns: €15.01/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,638/m², comes from 994 sales of houses and apartments in Lunel from July 2023 to June 2026. In Lunel, houses go for €3,014/m² and apartments for €2,249/m². The sales split: 56% houses, the rest apartments.
€2,638/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Lunel€2,638/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Hérault median€3,252/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,014/m²
556
Apartments
€2,249/m²
438
€15.01/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.31 to €18.29/m² a month)
7.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.64/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,890
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Lunel Agglo
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Lunel has higher unemployment than Hérault’s towns or compared French towns: 17.5%
For its 9,550 residents in work, Lunel has 9,800 jobs: 1 each. The median disposable income was €21,820 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Hérault’s towns (€25,355) and compared French towns (€25,970). 14.8% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
15%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving78%
Public transport6%
On foot6%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
9,800
jobs based in Lunel, 1 per working resident
17.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,820
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 86% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C−
Adjusted for age and care homes, Lunel sees more deaths than 81% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its three care homes for older people (205 places) count their residents as Lunel’s; allowing for them, deaths were 1% above expected. From 2016 to 2025, 2,763 residents of Lunel died, against 2,539 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 9% more. Women in Hérault live to 86.3 on average and men to 80.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. Also worth knowing: this Hérault town has 42 family doctors.
+1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw109
Adjusted101
Median town88
Expected100
42
GPs in Lunel · 4.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chu Montpellier Smur Antenne Ch Lunel
13.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Groupe Hopitalier Caremeau Chu Nimes Territoire Nimes
86.3 · 80.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Hérault, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
88.9% of candidates passed the brevet at the five collèges within 5 km, 1.2 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
On school results, the town ranks #22 of 80 in Hérault. At the two general lycées, 97% of 578 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.
97%passed the bac (general and technological)A−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Lunel is higher than in 65% of compared French towns
On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 9.7 violent offenses and 15.2 graded property crimes a year. In 2025, 617 offenses were recorded in Lunel. Police and gendarmerie recorded 617 offenses in the graded categories in the town in 2025.
9.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage248
Family violence91
Other physical violence81
Burglary54
Sexual violence50
Theft from vehicles50
Vehicle theft43
Drug use472
Theft without violence279
Fraud163
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
9.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
617
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 0.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
2 historic monuments in Lunel, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Before 1919: that is when 6.2% of homes were built. Protection here reaches back to the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Fewer people in Lunel hold a degree than in Hérault’s towns or compared French towns: 26%
Typical age in Lunel: 44.5, the median. Those aged 15 to 24 account for just over one in ten residents. 23% of residents are 65 or over, near both Hérault’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%).
44.5median age
LunelHérault medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma27%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education26%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hérault 52.0%, France 51.8%.
Maison de Philippe le Bel: Photo: ArnoLagrange · CC BY-SA 3.0 · "Ensemble dit "" château des Gaucelm """: Photo: Ce fichier est l’œuvre de Xavier Caré . Merci de créditer : Xavier Caré / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-SA . Si vous souhaitez une permission spéciale pour utiliser cette photo, ou la vendre en dehors des termes de la licence ci-dessous, merci de me contacter · CC BY-SA 3.0
Pierre Ramadier: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain · Louis Médard: Rgoudeseune, Public domain · Emmanuelle Seyboldt: Baccara300, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Jules Sully Lombard: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Siméon Vailhé: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Charles Ménard: Eugène Pirou, Public domain
Lunel’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Lunel
Is Lunel safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #49 of 84 in Hérault. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 54 burglaries and 248 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Lunel good?
They grade A−, better than 75% of compared French towns and #22 of 80 in Hérault. The lycée stands out: 97% of 303 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Louis Feuillade in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Lunel expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,638/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Lunel grades D for cost of living.
About Lunel
Commune in Hérault, Occitanie
Lunel is a commune of 26,623 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Lunel Agglo. 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
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.
