Villars-sur-Var

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Villars-sur-Var
The church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste
The church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste
Coat of arms of Villars-sur-Var
Location of Villars-sur-Var
Villars-sur-Var is located in France
Villars-sur-Var
Villars-sur-Var
Coordinates: 43°56′17″N 7°05′52″E / 43.9381°N 7.0978°E / 43.9381; 7.0978Coordinates: 43°56′17″N 7°05′52″E / 43.9381°N 7.0978°E / 43.9381; 7.0978
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentAlpes-Maritimes
ArrondissementNice
CantonVence
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) René Briquetti[1]
Area
1
25.27 km2 (9.76 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[2]
769
 • Density30/km2 (79/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
06158 /06710
Elevation239–1,803 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 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.

Population[]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962394—    
1968491+24.6%
1975383−22.0%
1982465+21.4%
1990507+9.0%
1999553+9.1%
2008646+16.8%

Twin towns — sister cities[]

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

See also[]

Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department

References[]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.


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