Duras
The château in Duras
The château in Duras
Coat of arms of Duras
Location of Duras
Map
Duras is located in France
Duras
Duras
Duras is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Duras
Duras
Coordinates: 44°40′37″N 0°11′01″E / 44.6769°N 0.1836°E / 44.6769; 0.1836
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentLot-et-Garonne
ArrondissementMarmande
CantonLes Coteaux de Guyenne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Bernadette Dreux[1]
Area
1
20.17 km2 (7.79 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
1,206
 • Density60/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
47086 /47120
Elevation28–128 m (92–420 ft)
(avg. 100 m or 330 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Duras (French pronunciation: [dyʁas]; Occitan: Duràs) is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France.

The town is traversed by the Dropt river.

Notable people

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  • David Hume of Godscroft (1558-1629), Scottish historian and philosopher, was the pastor in Duras 1604–1614.
  • The writer Marguerite Donnadieu (1914–1996) took the pseudonym "Marguerite Duras" in 1943, after this village, where her father's house was located.

Sister cities

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Duras is twinned with the following cities:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.