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Vars
The mountainous landscape around Vars
The mountainous landscape around Vars
Coat of arms of Vars
Coat of arms
Vars is located in France
Vars
Vars
Location in France
Vars is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Vars
Vars
Location in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Hautes-Alpes
Arrondissement Briançon
Canton Guillestre
Intercommunality Guillestre
Area
1
92.2 km2 (35.6 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)
528
 • Density 5.727/km2 (14.832/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 is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department.

Ski resort

It is famous for its ski resort that has 185 kilometres of ski slopes.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop. ±%
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%
Pâturage dans le vallon de Valbelle (Vars, Hautes-Alpes) - panoramio
The landscape around Vars in the summer

Transport

Road

The D431 and D902 roads pass through Vars.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Vars (Altos Alpes) para niños

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