Villars-sur-Var (French pronunciation: [vilaʁ syʁ vaʁ], literally Villars on Var; Occitan: Vilar de Var; Italian: Villar del Varo) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
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Villars-sur-Var | |
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Commune | |
![]() The church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste | |
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Coordinates: 43°56′17″N 7°05′52″E | |
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 | 776 |
• 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. |
It was part of the historic County of Nice until 1860 as Villar del Varo.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 394 | — |
1968 | 491 | +24.6% |
1975 | 383 | −22.0% |
1982 | 465 | +21.4% |
1990 | 507 | +9.0% |
1999 | 553 | +9.1% |
2008 | 646 | +16.8% |
Villars-sur-Var is twinned with Cherasco, Italy since 1981.
Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department
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