School results are strong: brevet results 9 points above the expected rate. It is strong on cost of living as well — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for health and B for jobs & income. 13% of its homes are second homes.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023. Duras has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Duras with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Duras.
Who lives here
Children make up only 9.4% of Duras, fewer than in both Lot-et-Garonne’s towns and compared French towns
The 65-and-over age group makes up 44% of residents. 5.8% of residents are 15 to 24, below Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Among adults, 20% have a degree.
61median age
DurasLot-et-Garonne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
44%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma29%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 83 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lot-et-Garonne 52.6%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Lot-et-Garonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Schools
Schools around Duras do better than those of 99% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the collèges within 5 km of Duras, 95.0% passed the brevet, above both Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (87.2%) and compared French towns (87.5%). General-bac pupils go 11.3 mi to the nearest lycée.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A−
A home in Duras sells for €1,302/m², less than in both Lot-et-Garonne’s towns and compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.45/m² a month, close to Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (€9.77/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). A house rents for an estimated €7.74/m² a month. The sales split: 98% houses, the rest apartments.
€1,302/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Duras€1,302/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Lot-et-Garonne median€1,491/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,243/m²
48
€9.45/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.51 to €11.88/m² a month)
4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.74/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,040
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pays de Duras
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Fewer people in Duras are out of work than in Lot-et-Garonne’s towns or across compared French towns: 7.6%
Jobs located in Duras: 750, for 450 residents in work (1.7 each). Half of residents lived on more than €23,580 a year per consumption unit, near Lot-et-Garonne’s towns (€23,455) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 7.0% of working residents in Duras didn’t travel to work at all.
14%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving79%
On foot11%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
750
jobs based in Duras, 1.7 per working resident
7.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,580
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 72% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Duras keeps more of its old housing than Lot-et-Garonne’s towns or compared French towns: 29% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 13th century. Among the classé monuments in Duras is Château de Duras. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments locally: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B−
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Duras run higher than in 51% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
6 GPs practise in Duras. Its two care homes for older people (112 places) count their residents as Duras’; allowing for them, deaths were 12% below expected. 380 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 311: 22% above. The nearest emergency department to Duras is Ch de Libourne Antenne de Ste Foy la Grande, 11.7 mi away.
−12%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw122
Adjusted88
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Duras · 3.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch de Libourne Antenne de Ste Foy la Grande
12 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Marmande Chic Marmande Tonneins
85.3 · 80.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Lot-et-Garonne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Duras
Is Duras safe?
Duras has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5 recorded violent incidents and 9.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Duras good?
They grade A+, better than 99% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Duras expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Duras grades A− for cost of living.
About Duras
Commune in Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Duras is a commune of 1,208 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Duras. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.
