Duranus
Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Duranus (French pronunciation: [dyʁanys]; Occitan: Duranús; Italian: Duranusso) 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 | |
| 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 (2023)[2] | 151 |
| • Density | 9.38/km2 (24.3/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. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 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]
