Duranus | |
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The church of Duranus | |
Coordinates: 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 (2020–2026) | Jean-Michel Maurel[1] |
Area 1 | 16.10 km2 (6.22 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 157 |
• Density | 9.8/km2 (25/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. |
Duranus (French pronunciation: [dyʁanys]; Occitan: Duranús; Italian: Duranusso) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 118 | — |
1975 | 85 | −4.58% |
1982 | 118 | +4.80% |
1990 | 142 | +2.34% |
1999 | 156 | +1.05% |
2009 | 177 | +1.27% |
2014 | 139 | −4.72% |
2020 | 152 | +1.50% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
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 as follows: Aspremont, Carros, Castagniers, Coaraze, Colomars, Èze, Falicon, La Gaude, Lantosque, Levens, La Roquette-sur-Var, Saint-Blaise, Saint-Jeannet, Tourrette-Levens and Utelle.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "The route of perched villages" (PDF). Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur. 2013.
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