Duranus

Duranus (French pronunciation: [dyʁanys]; Occitan: Duranús; Italian: Duranusso) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.

Duranus
Commune
The church of Duranus
Coat of arms
Location of Duranus
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Coordinates: 43°53′39″N 7°15′35″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[1]
Area 1	16.10 km2 (6.22 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	159
• Density	9.9/km2 (26/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	06055 /06670
Elevation	194–1,500 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.

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]

See also

• Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department