Lunel-Viel
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 53/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 56 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Lunel-Viel (INSEE 34146) is in Hérault (34), part of CA Lunel Agglo. Population 4,507 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/34146-lunel-viel
Vitality score
Vitality score 53/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 56 % of the 5,084 communes of a similar size.
Compare this with communes of a similar size. The score measures how well a place is served relative to its own size band, and larger communes score higher as a rule — so it reads meaningfully against another village, and misleadingly against a town.
Measured but not scored in this model: Market. See the methodology for why.
| Component | Value (0–1) | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily food | 0.43 | 25 | 10.64 |
| Social | 0.66 | 20 | 13.11 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.31 | 10 | 3.07 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.87 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL DE LUNEL-VIEL). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (LA BOUCHERIE DES AMIS). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PANIER SYMPA). [3,4]
10 × Restaurant (SNACK TIME · LA ROTISSERIE DOREE). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (LE CAFE DU JEU DE BALLON). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES THERMES). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE GUSTAVE COURBET). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (LOTFI OUHIBI, MÉDECIN · MARIE-PAULE CONFAIS-WALTON, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (SELARL PHARMACIE DE LUNEL VIEL). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE PETITE POUCETTE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE DES SPORTS PIERRE DE COUBERTIN). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (ANGEL · PRIVE BY SAM · SANA HAIR PLACE · INSTANT COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 5 × Restaurant, 2 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | LE FOURNIL DE LUNEL-VIEL | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | LA BOUCHERIE DES AMIS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | PANIER SYMPA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 10 | SNACK TIME · LA ROTISSERIE DOREE | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 18 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | LE CAFE DU JEU DE BALLON | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES THERMES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE GUSTAVE COURBET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | LOTFI OUHIBI, MÉDECIN · MARIE-PAULE CONFAIS-WALTON, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | SELARL PHARMACIE DE LUNEL VIEL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE PETITE POUCETTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE DES SPORTS PIERRE DE COUBERTIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 5 | ANGEL · PRIVE BY SAM · SANA HAIR PLACE · INSTANT COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Thursday de 8h à 13h sur la place du 14 juillet. [5]
Trajectory
Population 3,751 (2012) → 4,507 (2023): 20.2 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,301 (1990) → 4,507 (2023): 95.9 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,007, of which 1.3 % second homes and 5.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lunel-Viel): 0.4 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Lunel-Viel): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Lunel-Viel): 0.4 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Lunel-Viel): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Lunel-Viel): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 68 days a year at or above 30 °C and 35 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the VERARGUES weather station, 4.8 km away at 56 m; the village itself is at 13 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 14 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MARSILLARGUES, 7.8 km away at 4 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 649 mm of rain a year, spread over 63 days — about 10.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LUNEL, 3.5 km away at 6 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34146/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.ville-lunelviel.fr/ville-dynamique/marche-commerces-ambulants/— “Le marché hebdomadaire se déroule les jeudis matin, de 8h à 13h sur la place du 14 juillet.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34146/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34146/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 34146/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 34146
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
Villages like this one
Matched on size, density, second homes and which everyday shops and services are present — not on the score, so a village of the same kind that is doing better or worse shows up rather than being hidden.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ormes | 45 | 506 km N | 4,376 | 43.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 82 % · humidity 7 % |
| Villemoustaussou | 11 | 147 km W | 4,401 | 45.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 80 % · humidity 71 % |
| Soucieu-en-Jarrest | 69 | 227 km N | 4,660 | 54.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 66 % · humidity 29 % |
| Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas | 30 | 45 km N | 4,670 | 55.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 81 % · humidity 36 % |
| Jouarre | 77 | 588 km N | 4,221 | 50.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 59 % · humidity 7 % |
| Blendecques | 62 | 794 km N | 4,859 | 38.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 81 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas | 30 | 45 km N | 4,670 | 55.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 81 % · humidity 36 % |
| Villemoustaussou | 11 | 147 km W | 4,401 | 45.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 80 % · humidity 71 % |
| Soucieu-en-Jarrest | 69 | 227 km N | 4,660 | 54.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 66 % · humidity 29 % |
| Ormes | 45 | 506 km N | 4,376 | 43.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 82 % · humidity 7 % |
| Jouarre | 77 | 588 km N | 4,221 | 50.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 59 % · humidity 7 % |
| Blendecques | 62 | 794 km N | 4,859 | 38.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 81 % |
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…and in much the same climate
The same match on size and services, narrowed to communes whose summers, winters and summer humidity are all close to Lunel-Viel's. All three are required, so this section is absent for the 11.8 % of communes with no humidity station near enough to measure: two temperature axes alone cannot tell a muggy coast from a dry one.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mudaison | 34 | 5.2 km SW | 3,009 | 36.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Trans-en-Provence | 83 | 194 km E | 6,905 | 61.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Entre-Vignes | 34 | 5.6 km N | 2,200 | 60 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Valergues | 34 | 2.7 km SW | 2,238 | 55.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boisseron | 34 | 9.2 km N | 2,185 | 50.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Grimaud | 83 | 201 km E | 4,587 | 63.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
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