Duranus
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Duranus | |
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 The church of Duranus | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Duranus  | |
  Duranus  Duranus | |
| Coordinates:43°53′39″N7°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) |
| 1French 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 acommunein theAlpes-Maritimesdepartmentin southeasternFrance.
Population
[edit]| 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
[edit]Duranus is one of sixteen villages grouped together by theMétropole Nice Côte d'Azurtourist department as theRoute 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-LevensandUtelle.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"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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