Duras, Lot-et-Garonne

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Coat of arms

Location of Duras

(2020–2026) Bernadette Dreux^[1]Area

20.17 km² (7.79 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,211 • Density60/km² (160/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

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

Duras is twinned with the following cities:

Sint-Truiden, Belgium

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.