Lunel-Viel
Lunel-Viel Lunèl Vièlh |
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region | Occitania | |
Department | Herault | |
Arrondissement | Montpellier | |
Canton | Lunel | |
Community association | Pays de Lunel | |
Coordinates | 43 ° 41 ′ N , 4 ° 6 ′ E | |
height | 6–50 m | |
surface | 11.97 km 2 | |
Residents | 3,932 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 328 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 34400 | |
INSEE code | 34146 | |
Website | http://www.ville-lunelviel.fr/ | |
Town center and castle of Lunel-Viel |
Lunel-Viel ( Occitan Lunèl Vièlh ) is a French commune with 3,932 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region . It belongs to the arrondissement of Montpellier and the canton of Lunel . The inhabitants are called Marsillarguois .
geography
Lunel-Viel is located on the Dardaillon River and the Philippe Lamour Canal . Lunel-Viel is surrounded by the neighboring communities
- Entre-Vignes with Saint-Christol and Vérargues in the north,
- Saturargues in the northeast,
- Lunel in the east,
- Saint-Just in the southeast,
- Lansargues in the southwest,
- Valergues in the west,
- Saint-Geniès-des-Mourgues in the north-west.
The grapes for Muscat de Lunel are grown in the municipality . The A9 autoroute and the national route 113 run through the municipality .
Population development
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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1210 | 1418 | 1331 | 1673 | 2301 | 3174 | 3484 | 3932 |
Attractions
- Mas des Caves grottoes , prehistoric dwelling place of Neanderthals
- Saint-Vincent church from the 15th century, tower protected as a monument historique
- Lunel-Viel Castle from the 12th century, renovations in the 19th century,
- Farges tower from the 16th century
Personalities
- Georges Rouquier (1909–1989), actor and director
Web links
Commons : Lunel-Viel - collection of images, videos and audio files