Duras, Lot-et-Garonne
Duras is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France.
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The château in Duras | |
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Coordinates: 44°40′37″N 0°11′01″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
Department | Lot-et-Garonne |
Arrondissement | Marmande |
Canton | Les Coteaux de Guyenne |
Area 1 | 20.17 km2 (7.79 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 1,284 |
• Density | 64/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 47086 /47120 |
Elevation | 28–128 m (92–420 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
The town is traversed by the Dropt river.
Notable people
- David Hume of Godscroft (1558-1629), Scottish historian and philosopher, was the pastor in Duras 1604–1614.
- The writer Marguerite Donnadieu (1914–1996) took the pseudonym "Marguerite Duras" in 1943, after this village, where her father's house was located.
Sister cities
Duras is twinned with the following cities:
Sint-Truiden, Belgium
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