Villars-sur-Var

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Villars-sur-Var (French pronunciation: [vilaʁ syʁ vaʁ], lit. "Villars-on-Var"; Occitan: Vilar de Var; Italian, formerly: Villar del Varo) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France.

Villars-sur-Var Vilar de Var (Occitan)
Commune
The church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste in the historic village of Villars-sur-Var
Coat of arms
Location of Villars-sur-Var
Villars-sur-Var Show map of France Villars-sur-Var Show map of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Coordinates: 43°56′17″N 7°05′52″E / 43.9381°N 7.0978°E / 43.9381; 7.0978
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-Maritimes
Arrondissement	Nice
Canton	Vence
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	René Briquetti^[1]
Area ¹	25.27 km² (9.76 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	781
• Density	31/km² (80/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	06158 /06710
Elevation	239–1,803 m (784–5,915 ft) (avg. 410 m or 1,350 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History edit

It was part of the historic County of Nice until 1860 as Villar del Varo.

Demographics edit

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	491	—
1975	383	−3.49%
1982	465	+2.81%
1990	507	+1.09%
1999	553	+0.97%
2009	671	+1.95%
2014	695	+0.71%
2020	778	+1.90%
Source: INSEE^[3]

Twin town edit

Villars-sur-Var has been twinned with Cherasco, Italy since 1981.

See also edit

Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department

References edit

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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