Duras (French pronunciation: [dyʁas]; Occitan: Duràs) is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France.
Duras | |
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 The château in Duras | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Duras  | |
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| Coordinates: 44°40′37″N 0°11′01″E / 44.6769°N 0.1836°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Lot-et-Garonne |
| Arrondissement | Marmande |
| Canton | Les Coteaux de Guyenne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bernadette Dreux[1] |
Area 1 | 20.17 km2 (7.79 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,211 |
| • Density | 60/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
edit- 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
editDuras is twinned with the following cities:
Sint-Truiden, Belgium
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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