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Country
  
France

Department
  
Lot-et-Garonne

Population (2010)
  
1,316

Area
  
20.17 km²

Arrondissement
  
Marmande

Region
  
Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Canton
  
Duras

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Local time
  
Wednesday 6:59 AM

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Weather
  
12°C, Wind W at 14 km/h, 97% Humidity

Duras is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France.

Contents

Map of 47120 Duras, 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

    Duras, Lot-et-Garonne Wikipedia
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