Lunel
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Commune of Lunel |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon |
| Department | Hérault |
| Arrondissement | Montpellier |
| Canton | Lunel |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du pays de Lunel |
| Mayor | Claude Arnaud (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Land area¹ | 23.90 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
22,352 |
| - Density | 935.2/km² (1999) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Postal code | 34400 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Lunel is a commune of the Hérault département, in southern France. Lunel is located 21 km east of Montpellier and 28 km southwest of Nîmes (Gard).
Lunel was the birthplace of Louis Feuillade (1873-1925), film director from the silent era. It is thought that the family of Rashi (1040 – 1105), the great Rabbi and commentator, originated in Lunel. The international troubadour Folquet de Lunel hailed from and passed most of his life in Lunel. The population of the commune in 2007 was 24,525.
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[edit] External links
- Official website (in French)
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