Villars-sur-Var
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Villars-sur-Var
Vilar de Var (Occitan) | |
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Coordinates: 43°56′17″N 7°05′52″E / 43.9381°N 7.0978°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 (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
[edit]It was part of the historic County of Nice until 1860 as Villar del Varo.
Demographics
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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]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" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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