Duran, Gers

Duran
Commune
The village of Duran
Coat of arms
Location of Duran
Duran Duran
Coordinates: 43°40′09″N 0°34′03″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Gers
Arrondissement	Auch
Canton	Gascogne-Auscitaine
Intercommunality	CA Grand Auch Cœur Gascogne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Marc Dupuy
Area 1	6.59 km2 (2.54 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	853
• Density	130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	32117 /32810
Elevation	137–256 m (449–840 ft) (avg. 219 m or 719 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Duran (French pronunciation: [dyʁɑ̃]) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.

Geography

Duran and its surrounding communes

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 325 —     1800 245 −24.6% 1806 316 +29.0% 1821 321 +1.6% 1831 287 −10.6% 1841 326 +13.6% 1851 266 −18.4% 1861 281 +5.6% 1872 224 −20.3% 1881 200 −10.7% 1891 178 −11.0% 1901 156 −12.4% 1911 165 +5.8%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 146 −11.5% 1931 141 −3.4% 1946 138 −2.1% 1954 169 +22.5% 1962 205 +21.3% 1968 343 +67.3% 1975 450 +31.2% 1982 515 +14.4% 1990 650 +26.2% 1999 665 +2.3% 2009 810 +21.8% 2011 835 +3.1%

See also

• Communes of the Gers department