Vars, Charente

Vars is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.

Vars
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Vars
Vars Vars
Coordinates: 45°45′47″N 0°07′29″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Confolens
Canton	Boixe-et-Manslois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Marc de Lustrac
Area ^1	27.46 km^2 (10.60 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	2,081
• Density	76/km^2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	16393 /16330
Elevation	35–153 m (115–502 ft) (avg. 42 m or 138 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 1,689 —     1800 1,858 +10.0% 1806 1,796 −3.3% 1821 1,978 +10.1% 1831 1,987 +0.5% 1841 2,035 +2.4% 1846 1,941 −4.6% 1851 2,076 +7.0% 1856 1,869 −10.0% 1861 1,903 +1.8% 1866 2,011 +5.7% 1872 1,948 −3.1% 1876 1,948 +0.0% 1881 1,934 −0.7% 1886 1,713 −11.4% 1891 1,561 −8.9% 1896 1,551 −0.6%

Year Pop. ±% 1901 1,570 +1.2% 1906 1,557 −0.8% 1911 1,408 −9.6% 1921 1,157 −17.8% 1926 1,225 +5.9% 1931 1,166 −4.8% 1936 1,202 +3.1% 1946 1,178 −2.0% 1954 1,092 −7.3% 1962 1,089 −0.3% 1968 1,306 +19.9% 1975 1,340 +2.6% 1982 1,551 +15.7% 1990 1,511 −2.6% 1999 1,569 +3.8% 2008 1,937 +23.5%

See also

• Communes of the Charente department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.