Duranus

Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

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Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Coat of arms

Location of Duranus

(2020–2026) Jean-Michel Maurel^[1]Area

16.10 km² (6.22 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

157 • Density9.8/km² (25/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

06055 /06670

Elevation194–1,500 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

Historical 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]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". 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.