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Lunas-les-Châteaux
Rural municipality · 34650 · Occitanie
👥 Population
832
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
6 160 €
📈 809% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
2.1 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
F
🔴 100.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Low
Lunas-les-Châteaux — Score 19/100.
Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by a weak rental yield (3/100) and a high purchase price for the area (3/100).
19
💰 Yield3
🌳 Quality of life46
📊 Dynamism52
💸 Affordability3
🛡️ Safety14
⚡ Energy rating5
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 7 Transactions · Lunas-les-Châteaux
🏢 Apt. /m²
6 160 €
🏡 House /m²
2 070 €
📋 Transactions
7
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montpellier | 3 416 € | 4 064 € | 4461 | 310 240 |
| Béziers | 2 258 € | 2 302 € | 1948 | 81 545 |
| Sète | 3 476 € | 4 700 € | 1090 | 45 337 |
| Agde | 3 698 € | 3 893 € | 1924 | 29 939 |
| Lunel | 2 526 € | 3 090 € | 389 | 26 623 |
| Castelnau-le-Lez | 3 829 € | 4 799 € | 387 | 26 058 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
11.0 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
2.1 %
⏳ Payback period
46.7 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
52.7 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
36.0 %
Highly touristic market
🚪 Vacant homes
11.3 %
🏢 Apartments
10.5 %
89.2 % houses
🎯 Pinel zoneⓘOfficial Pinel zoning. A Bis = very high tension (Paris, French Riviera), A = high tension (metropolises), B1 = moderate, B2 = low, C = relaxed market.
C
Relaxed market
⚖️ Tense area (ALUR law)ⓘTense area under article 232 of the French Tax Code (CGI) / ALUR law. Enables rent control and applies the vacant housing tax.
No
Free rents
🏢 Social housing units
5
RPLS source
💶 Local taxation
REI · DGFIP · Exercice 2024
🏠 Property tax (built)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on built properties (TFB). Applied to the cadastral rental value to calculate the owner's annual property tax.
41.930 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
109.940 %
🏘️ Housing tax
22.690 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
13.460 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
5.54 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
832
2023
📐 Area
63.60 km²
13 inh/km²
💶 Median income
20 560 €
📊 Median age
51.4 yrs
24.6% under 30
💼 Activity rate
70.5 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
16.6 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
204
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
14
+27.3% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
11
💼 Economic density
245
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Lunas
À 1.32 km · Segment C
🏙️ Urban attraction areaⓘUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Bédarieux
Suburban crown
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CC Grand Orb Communauté de Communes en Languedoc
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Excellent
Station distance
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
17
📋 Enseignement
1
🏥 Sante
2
🚆 Transport
2
⚽ Sport
10
🎭 Culture
4
⚡ Energy performance
1 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
0.0 %
C
0.0 %
D
0.0 %
E
0.0 %
F
100.0 %
100.0 %
G
0.0 %
100.0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 3 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| chapelle | 4e quart 9e siècle;1er quart 10e siècle |
| chapelle;ermitage;fontaine de dévotion | Moyen Age;19e siècle |
| église paroissiale;presbytère | Moyen Age;19e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 10 risks identified
Tassements différentiels
Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs
Feu de forêt
Glissement de terrain
Affaissements et effondrements d'origine anthropique (anciennes carrières souterraines, hors mines)
Mouvement de terrain
Par une crue torrentielle ou à montée rapide de cours d'eau
Radon
Rupture de barrage
Inondation
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 12 176 analyses · S. IAE ORB ET GRAVEZON
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
12 176
⚡ EV charging stations
IRVE
🔌 Stations
2
⚡ Charge points
4
🚀 Incl. fast charging
0
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Le Bousquet-d'Orb | 3.7 km | 51/100 | 1 599 |
| La Tour-sur-Orb | 5.2 km | 62/100 | 1 350 |
| Bédarieux | 9.9 km | 61/100 | 5 804 |
| Lodève | 8.8 km | 60/100 | 7 251 |
| Octon | 9.0 km | 33/100 | 521 |
| Graissessac | 8.8 km | 62/100 | 554 |
| Hérépian | 13.2 km | 54/100 | 1 594 |
| Faugères | 14.7 km | 35/100 | 548 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Lunas-les-Châteaux
What is the price per m² in Lunas-les-Châteaux? ▶
The median price per m² in Lunas-les-Châteaux is 6 160 €.
What is the rental yield in Lunas-les-Châteaux? ▶
The gross rental yield in Lunas-les-Châteaux is 2.1%.
Is Lunas-les-Châteaux a good real estate investment? ▶
Lunas-les-Châteaux has a ScorCity score of 19/100, making it a risky investment.
What is the average energy rating in Lunas-les-Châteaux? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Lunas-les-Châteaux is F.
What are the natural risks in Lunas-les-Châteaux? ▶
10 risks are identified in Lunas-les-Châteaux: Tassements différentiels, Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs, Feu de forêt.