Lunas-les-Châteaux (French pronunciation: [lynas le ʃɑto]; Occitan: Lunaç) is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France. It was formed on 1 January 2025, with the merger of Lunas and Dio-et-Valquières.[3]
Lunas-les-Châteaux | |
|---|---|
 Chateau of Lunas (restaurant) | |
 Location of Lunas-les-Châteaux | |
  Lunas-les-Châteaux  Lunas-les-Châteaux | |
| Coordinates: 43°47′13″N 3°11′49″E / 43.787°N 3.197°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Hérault |
| Arrondissement | Béziers |
| Canton | Clermont-l'Hérault |
| Intercommunality | CC Grand Orb |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2025–2026) | Aurélien Manenc[1] |
Area 1 | 63.66 km2 (24.58 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 832 |
| • Density | 13.1/km2 (33.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 34144 /34650 |
| Elevation | 234–768 m (768–2,520 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 22 December 2025. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Arrêté du 27 décembre 2024 portant création de la commune nouvelle de Lunas-les-Châteaux, Légifrance, retrieved 14 January 2025
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