Duranus
| Duranus | ||
|---|---|---|
| Commune | ||
 The church of Duranus | ||
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  Duranus Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region  Duranus | ||
| Coordinates: 43°53′39″N 7°15′35″E / 43.8942°N 7.2597°ECoordinates: 43°53′39″N 7°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 (2008–2014) | Henri Roux | |
| Area1 | 16.10 km2 (6.22 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 170 | |
| • Density | 11/km2 (27/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 06055 /06670 | |
| Elevation | 194–1,500 m (636–4,921 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Duranus (Occitan: Duranús) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.
Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1982 | 118 | — |
| 1990 | 142 | +20.3% |
| 1999 | 156 | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 170 | +9.0% |
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: Aspremont, Carros, Castagniers, Coaraze, Colomars, Èze, Falicon, La Gaude, Lantosque, Levens, La Roquette-sur-Var, Saint-Blaise, Saint-Jeannet, Tourrette-Levens and Utelle.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ "The route of perched villages" (PDF). Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur. 2013.
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