Vars, Hautes-Alpes
Appearance
Vars | |
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![]() The mountainous landscape around Vars | |
Coordinates: 44°35′45″N 6°41′26″E / 44.5958°N 6.6906°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Department | Hautes-Alpes |
Arrondissement | Briançon |
Canton | Guillestre |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Dominique Laudre[1] |
Area 1 | 92.2 km2 (35.6 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 573 |
• Density | 6.2/km2 (16/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) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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.[3]
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 245 | — |
1968 | 433 | +76.7% |
1975 | 779 | +79.9% |
1982 | 897 | +15.1% |
1990 | 941 | +4.9% |
1999 | 637 | −32.3% |
2008 | 606 | −4.9% |
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.
- ^ "Four Top Resorts for Riding Park". Snowtrax Blog. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
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