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Lunas is a commune in France, situated in the Hérault department within the Occitanie region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Lunas and is associated with the electoral district of the canton of Clermont-l'Hérault. The municipality borders Avène, Le Bousquet-d'Orb, Dio-et-Valquières, and Joncels. Its official name is Lunas, and its residents are known as Lunassiens.
The commune covers an area of 44.89 square kilometers and has an elevation of 768 meters above sea level. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 832 inhabitants and another citing 723. The postal code for the area is 34650. Lunas has at various times been part of the arrondissement of Béziers and the arrondissement of Lodève.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Lunas is referenced by 6 other articles, and connects out to France, time zone and geographic coordinate system.
It is catalogued under the topic Former communes of Hérault.
Its subject is documented across 36 Wikipedia language editions.
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cached 15h agoPlace details
- Locality
- Lunas-les-Châteaux
- Region
- Occitanie
- Country
- France
- Population
- 723
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Occitania
- Department
- Hérault
- Arrondissement
- Béziers
- Canton
- Clermont-l'Hérault
- Commune
- Lunas-les-Châteaux
- Area
- 44.89 km (17.33 sq mi)
- Density
- 15.0/km (38.8/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Elevation
- 234–768 m (768–2,520 ft) , (avg. 281 m or 922 ft)
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
accueil - Site officiel de la mairie de Lunas
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Lunas
- Demonym
- Lunassiens
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Lodève
- Population
- 832
- Area
- 44.89
- Elevation
- 462
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- canton of Lunas
- Shares border with
- La Tour-sur-Orb
- Official website
- mairie-lunas.fr
- Image
- Lunas (Hérault, Fr) l'église.JPG
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- Commons category
- Lunas (Hérault)
- Commons gallery
- Lunas (Hérault)
- postal code
- 34650
- different from
- Lunas
- associated electoral district
- canton of Clermont-l'Hérault
- male population
- 333
- female population
- 335
- P8168
- August Rossbach
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-67-23-81-42
- P12749
- Ernst Meyer
- replaced by
- Lunas-les-Châteaux
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 2024-12-31
Sources (6)
via Wikidata · CC0
Travel guide
Get around
From North-South Highway (PLUS), exit at the intersection of Seberang Jaya and looking for Butterworth -Kulim Express (BKL), exit at Kulim-Lunas intersection and turn left. Drive for about 1km and turn left at the traffic light. And this temple is on the left hand side, about 300 metres from the main road.
See
The Chinese temple near the river, known as '鲁乃伯公'. The temple was built 100 years ago by some Chinese who first reached here.
Eat
The famous Lunas roasted duck on the main street of Lunas. 'Wan Tan' Noodle (Dumpling noodle) under the tree, is on the way to Padang Serai through Jalan Lunas.
Sleep
lunas inn on the same road as pekan lunas
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
Lunas ( French pronunciation: [lynas]; Occitan: Lunaç) is a former commune in the Hérault department in southern France. On 1 January 2025, it was merged into the new commune of Lunas-les-Châteaux.
It is situated on the D35 between Lodève and Bédarieux.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lunas” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.