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Villars-sur-Var
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Villars-sur-Var (, "Villars-on-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.
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Villars-sur-Var is a commune in France, situated within the Alpes-Maritimes department and the arrondissement of Nice. It serves as the capital of the canton of Villars-sur-Var and is located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. The municipality borders the communes of Ascros, Ilonse, Malaussène, and Massoins. Its official name is also recorded as Villars-du-Var, and it is named after the Var.
The commune has an area of 25.27 square kilometers. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 783 residents (393 male and 368 female) and another citing 603. The elevation above sea level is recorded as 1803 meters in one dataset, while other sources list elevations of 427 and 416 meters. The postal code is 06710, and the timezone is Europe/Paris. Villars-sur-Var is twinned with Cherasco.
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Place details
- Locality
- Villars-sur-Var
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Country
- France
- Population
- 603
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Villars-sur-Var
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- F06-VillarsSurVar-1.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste in the historic village of Villars-sur-Var
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Villars-sur-Var 06.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Nice
- French commune.canton
- Vence
- French commune.INSEE
- 06158
- French commune.postal code
- 06710
- French commune.mayor
- René Briquetti
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.elevation m
- 410
- French commune.elevation min m
- 239
- French commune.elevation max m
- 1803
- French commune.area km2
- 25.27
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Named after
- Var
- Official name
- Villars-du-Var
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Nice
- Population
- 780
- Area
- 25.27
- Elevation
- 773
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- canton of Villars-sur-Var
- Shares border with
- Touët-sur-Var
- Official website
- www.villarssurvar.net
- Image
- F06-VillarsSurVar-1.jpg
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- Commons category
- Villars-sur-Var
- postal code
- 06710
- twinned administrative body
- Cherasco
- associated electoral district
- canton of Vence
- male population
- 393
- female population
- 368
- P8168
- Crocothemis divisa
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-93-05-32-32
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- History
- Demographics
- Twin town
- See also
- References
Villars-sur-Var (, "Villars-on-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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Villars-sur-Var” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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