Villars-sur-Var

Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

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Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, 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
(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.

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.

History

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

Demographics

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

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

References

^ "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