Duranus

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Duranus
The church of Duranus
The church of Duranus
Coat of arms of Duranus
Location of Duranus
Duranus is located in France
Duranus
Duranus
Coordinates: 43°53′39″N 7°15′35″E / 43.8942°N 7.2597°E / 43.8942; 7.2597Coordinates: 43°53′39″N 7°15′35″E / 43.8942°N 7.2597°E / 43.8942; 7.2597
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-Maritimes
ArrondissementNice
CantonTourrette-Levens
IntercommunalityMétropole Nice Côte d'Azur
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Michel Maurel[1]
Area
1
16.10 km2 (6.22 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[2]
145
 • Density9.0/km2 (23/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
06055 /06670
Elevation194–1,500 m (636–4,921 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Duranus (Occitan: Duranús) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.

Population[]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1982118—    
1990142+20.3%
1999156+9.9%
2008170+9.0%

Tourism[]

Duranus is one of sixteen villages grouped together by the Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur tourist department as the Route des Villages Perchés (Route of Perched Villages). The others are: Aspremont, Carros, Castagniers, Coaraze, Colomars, Èze, Falicon, La Gaude, Lantosque, Levens, La Roquette-sur-Var, Saint-Blaise, Saint-Jeannet, Tourrette-Levens and Utelle.[3]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  3. ^ "The route of perched villages" (PDF). Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur. 2013.

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