Duranus | |
|---|---|
 The church of Duranus | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Duranus | |
Duranus Duranus | |
| Coordinates: 43°53′39″N 7°15′35″E / 43.8942°N 7.2597°E / 43.8942; 7.2597 | |
| 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 Maurel1 |
Area 1 | 16.10 km2 (6.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)2 | 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 |
| 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. | |
Duranus (French pronunciation: [dyʁanys]; Occitan: Duranús; Italian: Duranusso) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.
Population
| 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: INSEE3 | ||
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
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- "The route of perched villages" (PDF). Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur. 2013.