Villars-sur-Var

Villars-sur-Var
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Coat of arms
Villars-sur-Var
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region Villars-sur-Var
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Alpes-Maritimes
Arrondissement	Nice
Canton	Villars-sur-Var
Intercommunality	Vallées d'Azur
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Edgar Malaussena
Area1	25.27 km2 (9.76 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	646
• Density	26/km2 (66/sq mi)
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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
Year	Pop.	±%
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%

Twin towns — Sister cities

Villars-sur-Var is twinned with:

• Cherasco, Italy (1981)

See also

Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department

References

• INSEE