Duranus

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

Duranus
The church of Duranus
Coat of arms
Location of Duranus
Duranus
Duranus
Coordinates: 43°53′39″N 7°15′35″E
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-Maritimes
ArrondissementNice
CantonTourrette-Levens
IntercommunalityMétropole Nice Côte d'Azur
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Henri Roux
Area
1
16.10 km2 (6.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
140
  Density8.7/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.

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.[2]

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See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. "The route of perched villages" (PDF). Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur. 2013.



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