Vars, Charente

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

(2020–2026) Jean-Marc de Lustrac^[1]Area27.46 km² (10.60 sq mi)Population2,165 • Density79/km² (200/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation35–153 m (115–502 ft)
(avg. 42 m or 138 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 Charente department in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,689 —     1800 1,858 +1.37% 1806 1,796 −0.56% 1821 1,978 +0.65% 1831 1,987 +0.05% 1841 2,035 +0.24% 1846 1,941 −0.94% 1851 2,076 +1.35% 1856 1,869 −2.08% 1861 1,903 +0.36% 1866 2,011 +1.11% 1872 1,948 −0.53% 1876 1,948 +0.00% 1881 1,934 −0.14% 1886 1,713 −2.40% 1891 1,561 −1.84% 1896 1,551 −0.13% 1901 1,570 +0.24%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 1,557 −0.17% 1911 1,408 −1.99% 1921 1,157 −1.94% 1926 1,225 +1.15% 1931 1,166 −0.98% 1936 1,202 +0.61% 1946 1,178 −0.20% 1954 1,092 −0.94% 1962 1,089 −0.03% 1968 1,306 +3.07% 1975 1,340 +0.37% 1982 1,551 +2.11% 1990 1,511 −0.33% 1999 1,567 +0.41% 2007 1,892 +2.38% 2012 1,985 +0.96% 2017 2,081 +0.95%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

• Communes of the Charente department

References