Durban, Gers

Durban
Commune
A general view of Durban
Location of Durban
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Coordinates: 43°32′23″N 0°34′44″E / 43.5397°N 0.5789°E / 43.5397; 0.5789
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Gers
Arrondissement	Mirande
Canton	Auch-3
Intercommunality	Val de Gers
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Philippe Lalanne[1]
Area 1	17.4 km2 (6.7 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	136
• Density	7.8/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	32118 /32260
Elevation	155–270 m (509–886 ft) (avg. 270 m or 890 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Durban (French pronunciation: [dyʁbɑ̃]) (Durban in Gascon) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France in the Occitanie Region. Historically and culturally, the town is in the country of Astarac, a territory in the very hilly south of Gers, with clay soil, which runs along the Plateau de Lannemezan.

Exposed to an altered oceanic climate, it is drained by the Sousson, the Cédon and various other small rivers. The town has a remarkable natural heritage made up of three natural areas of ecological, faunal and floristic interest.

Durban is a rural commune with 138 inhabitants en 2019, after experiencing a population peak of 531 inhabitants in 1831. It is located near Auch. Its inhabitants are called Durbannais or Durbannaises.