Vars (French pronunciation: [vaʁs]) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

Vars
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Vars
Location of Vars
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Vars is located in France
Vars
Vars
Vars is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Vars
Vars
Coordinates: 45°45′47″N 0°07′29″E / 45.7631°N 0.1247°E / 45.7631; 0.1247
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente
ArrondissementConfolens
CantonBoixe-et-Manslois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Marc de Lustrac[1]
Area
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27.46 km2 (10.60 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,165
 • Density79/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
16393 /16330
Elevation35–153 m (115–502 ft)
(avg. 42 m or 138 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,689—    
1800 1,858+1.37%
1806 1,796−0.56%
1821 1,978+0.65%
1831 1,987+0.05%
1841 2,035+0.24%
1846 1,941−0.94%
1851 2,076+1.35%
1856 1,869−2.08%
1861 1,903+0.36%
1866 2,011+1.11%
1872 1,948−0.53%
1876 1,948+0.00%
1881 1,934−0.14%
1886 1,713−2.40%
1891 1,561−1.84%
1896 1,551−0.13%
1901 1,570+0.24%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906 1,557−0.17%
1911 1,408−1.99%
1921 1,157−1.94%
1926 1,225+1.15%
1931 1,166−0.98%
1936 1,202+0.61%
1946 1,178−0.20%
1954 1,092−0.94%
1962 1,089−0.03%
1968 1,306+3.07%
1975 1,340+0.37%
1982 1,551+2.11%
1990 1,511−0.33%
1999 1,567+0.41%
2007 1,892+2.38%
2012 1,985+0.96%
2017 2,081+0.95%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Vars, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE