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Vars is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department of France, situated within the arrondissement of Briançon and the canton of Guillestre. It shares borders with Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye, Ceillac, Crévoux, and Guillestre. The municipality covers an area of 92.2 square kilometers and has an elevation of 3,381 meters above sea level. Its postal code is 05560.
The population of Vars is 941, comprising 269 males and 256 females. The commune is located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. A residential area within Vars is identified in OpenStreetMap data. Additionally, a place named Sainte-Marie in the same region has a population of 40.
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Place details
- Locality
- Vars
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Country
- France
- Population
- 40
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Department
- Hautes-Alpes
- Arrondissement
- Briançon
- Canton
- Guillestre
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Dominique Laudre
- Area
- 92.2 km (35.6 sq mi)
- Density
- 6.38/km (16.5/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 05177 /05560
- Elevation
- 1,320–3,381 m (4,331–11,093 ft) , (avg. 1,650 m or 5,410 ft)
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Vars: Station de ski Hautes-Alpes
Site officiel de la station de Vars la Forêt Blanche – Hautes Alpes. Informations et réservations de séjours neige et ski.
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Encyclopedic overview
Vars ( French pronunciation: [vaʁs]) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department, southeastern France.
It is famous for its ski resort, with seven snow parks and 185 kilometres (115 mi) of ski slopes.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vars” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.