Economy

Economy

Number of businesses by sector in the Lunel region

Estimated population of Lunel as of 1 January 2007: 24,525
The estimated population in January 2005, according to figures provided by l'INSEE, was 23,948, which represents an average annual growth of 1.2%
between 1999 and the beginning of 2005. Several ZAC (targeted growth zones) are also being developed in town.

In the town of Lunel

Small business and trade

sector	1995	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	évolution 95/00	évolution 00/04
Food trade	60	52	59	67	71	73	-13%	21	40%
Construction	164	193	200	213	231	249	18%	35	16%
Manufacture	107	99	99	104	88	104	-9%	21	25%
Service industry	152	137	140	144	134	138	-12%	6	5%
TOTAL	483	481	498	528	524	564	-0,2%	83	17%

(data provided by the Chamber of Trade)

Commerces

sector	2004
Industry/Business	368
Tourism	69
services	89
TOTAL	526

(data provided by the Lunel Chamber of Commerce and Industry)

Classification by economic sector

In the greater Lunel region, including the town of Lunel

Total businesses	Lunel	Canton
agricultural	41	161
arts and trades	564	972
commercial	526	1002
professions	247	377
TOTAL	1378	2512

Classification by economic sector

Small business and trade

sector	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	growth 95/00	growth 00/04
Food industry	91	97	93	88	83	88	97	112	115	117	-3 %	29	33%
Construction	332	365	369	355	373	415	434	467	462	503	13%	88	21%
Manufacture	164	119	113	118	117	121	116	117	121	141	-9%	20	17%
Services	222	207	200	196	194	192	195	203	199	211	-11%	19	10%
TOTAL	809	788	775	757	767	816	842	899	897	972	1%	156	19%

(classification Nar 20)

Commerce

sector	2004
Industry/business	598
tourism	104
services	300
TOTAL	1002

Useful addresses

Antenne Conseil Général 34	3, place Louis Christol	04.67.91.29.34
Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI)	131, place des Martyrs de La Résistance	04.67.71.64.39
Via Innova - 177 B, avenue Louis Lumière ZA Espace Lunel Littoral
Business hub:	Communauté de Communes du pays de Lunel – economic development	04.67.83.21.11
	Chambre des Métiers de l'Hérault Chamber of Trade--Hérault	04.67.83.49.49
	Centre de Gestion agrée des Artisans Small enterprise management centre	04.67.83.49.50
	Chambre de Commerce Chamber of Commerce	04.67.71.64.39
	Boutique de Gestion Management centre	04.67.83.26.32
	Hérault Est Initiative East Hérault Initiative	04.67.71.92.70
	CREA LEAD couveuse d'activités (entrepreneurial cooperative)	04.67.65.83.05
	Pépinière d'entreprises Business initiative centre	04.67.83.21.11
Federal consumers’ union canton de Lunel (Consumer advocates)	36, avenue Gambetta	04.67.71.33.26

For more information regarding LUNEL’s economy ,
visit the website of the “communauté de communes” of the Lunel region:

http://www.cc-pays-lunel.fr/

Chamber of Commerce and Industry
The CCI is an administrative and economic public institution which represents the commercial and industrial interests of the area to the authorities.

www.montpellier.cci.fr

Small business centre of Lunel
6, boulevard Lafayette
34400 LUNEL
Tél. : 04 67 83 49 50