Duras (French pronunciation: [dyʁas]; Occitan: Duràs) is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France.
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 edit
Duras is twinned with the following cities:
- Sint-Truiden, Belgium
See also edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Duras, Lot-et-Garonne.
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". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.