Duranus | ||
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The church of Duranus
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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 | Levens | |
Intercommunality | Nice-Côte d'Azur | |
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• 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 | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
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. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Duranus (Occitan: Duranús) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.
Duranus is one of thirteen villages grouped together by the Communauté d'agglomération de Nice-Côte d'Azur tourist department as the Route des Villages Perchés (Route of Perched Villages). The others are: Aspremont, Castagniers, Coaraze, Colomars, Èze, Falicon, La Gaude, La Roquette, Levens, Saint-Blaise, Saint-Jeannet and Tourrette-Levens.