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Duranus | |
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The church of Duranus | |
![]() Location of Duranus | |
| Coordinates: 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 (2020–2026) | Jean-Michel Maurel |
Area 1 | 16.10 km2 (6.22 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,500 m (4,900 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 194 m (636 ft) |
| Population (2023) | 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 |
| 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.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 118 | — |
| 1975 | 85 | −4.58% |
| 1982 | 118 | +4.80% |
| 1990 | 142 | +2.34% |
| 1999 | 156 | +1.05% |
| 2007 | 163 | +0.55% |
| 2012 | 170 | +0.84% |
| 2017 | 140 | −3.81% |
| 2023 | 151 | +1.27% |
| Source: INSEE | ||
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.