Duras, Lot-et-Garonne

Duras (; ) is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western 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

See also

• Communes of the Lot-et-Garonne department

References