Villars-sur-Var
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region | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | |
Department | Alpes-Maritimes | |
Arrondissement | Nice | |
Canton | Vence | |
Community association | Alpes d'Azur | |
Coordinates | 43 ° 56 ' N , 7 ° 6' E | |
height | 239-1,803 m | |
surface | 25.27 km 2 | |
Residents | 761 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 30 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 06710 | |
INSEE code | 06158 | |
![]() Saint-Jean-Baptiste church |
Villars-sur-Var is a French commune in the Alpes-Maritimes in the region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur . It belongs to the canton of Vence in the Arrondissement of Nice . The residents call themselves the Villarois.
geography
The village is located in the Maritime Alps on the left side of the river Var and by the department of roads connected D26 and D226 to the national road network. The latter branches off from the former in the village center. Part of the municipality marker is to the right of the river. The D6202 trunk road, called Grand Alpes Road or Route des Alpes, runs in the valley . The neighboring communities are
- Ilonse in the north,
- Bairols (point of contact) in the northeast,
- Massoins in the east,
- Malaussène in the southeast,
- Pierrefeu in the south,
- Ascros in the southwest,
- Touët-sur-Var and Thiéry to the west.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
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Residents | 394 | 491 | 383 | 465 | 507 | 553 | 646 | 671 | 757 |
Attractions
See: List of Monuments historiques in Villars-sur-Var
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes des Alpes-Maritimes . Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-071-X , pp. 988-996.
Web links
Commons : Villars-sur-Var - Collection of images, videos and audio files