Duranus
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Duranus (Occitan: Duranús) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.
Duranus | |
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 The church of Duranus | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Duranus  | |
  Duranus  Duranus | |
| Coordinates: 43°53′39″N 7°15′35″E / 43.8942°N 7.2597°ECoordinates: 43°53′39″N 7°15′35″E / 43.8942°N 7.2597°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Alpes-Maritimes |
| Arrondissement | Nice |
| Canton | Tourrette-Levens |
| Intercommunality | Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Henri Roux |
| Area 1 | 16.10 km2 (6.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 140 |
| • Density | 8.7/km2 (23/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 06055 /06670 |
| Elevation | 194–1,500 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. | |
PopulationEdit
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 118 | — |
| 1990 | 142 | +20.3% |
| 1999 | 156 | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 170 | +9.0% |
TourismEdit
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.[2]
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ "The route of perched villages" (PDF). Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur. 2013.
External linksEdit
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