a town of South France, department of Herault, near the right bank of the Vidourle, and on the canal which terminates in the Mauguio lagoon, 16 miles S.W. of Nimes by railway. It stands on a level plain, which is subject to inundations in the spring, and is very unhealthy in the heat of summer. The only objects of interest are a beautiful fountain, a barrack, and a small botanic garden. In the vicinity a famous kind of sweet wine is made; while, by means of the canal, a brisk trade is carried on in brandy, raisins, grain, and wool. Lunel was formerly strongly fortified, and was several times besieged in the Huguenot wars. Its defences were afterwards razed by order of Cardinal Richelieu. Pop. (1850) 6392.