Duras, Lot-et-Garonne
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| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine |
| Department | Lot-et-Garonne |
| Arrondissement | Marmande |
| Canton | Duras |
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| Elevation | 28–128 m (92–420 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 ft) |
| Land area1 | 20.17 km2 (7.79 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 1,214 (1999) |
| - Density | 60 /km2 (160 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 47086/ 47120 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 44°40′37″N 0°11′01″E / 44.6769°N 0.1836°E
Duras is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France.
The town is traversed by the Dropt river.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Sister cities
Duras is twinned with the following cities:
Sint-Truiden, Belgium
[edit] See also
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