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

Duras
Commune
The château in Duras
Coat of arms
Location of Duras
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Coordinates: 44°40′37″N 0°11′01″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Lot-et-Garonne
Arrondissement	Marmande
Canton	Les Coteaux de Guyenne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bernadette Dreux
Area 1	20.17 km2 (7.79 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	1,219
• Density	60/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	47086 /47120
Elevation	28–128 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.

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

See also

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• Communes of the Lot-et-Garonne department

References

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