Duran, Gers

Duran
Coat of arms
Duran
Location within Midi-Pyrénées region  Duran
Coordinates: 43°40′09″N 0°34′03″E / 43.6692°N 0.5675°ECoordinates: 43°40′09″N 0°34′03″E / 43.6692°N 0.5675°E
Country	France
Region	Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department	Gers
Arrondissement	Auch
Canton	Auch-Nord-Ouest
Intercommunality	Grand Auch
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Gilbert Ulian
Area^1	6.59 km^2 (2.54 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	784
• Density	120/km^2 (310/sq mi)
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. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Duran 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%
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

References

• INSEE