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Vars, Charente

Vars is a former commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. It was merged with Montignac-Charente to form La Boixe on 1 January 2025.

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Part of La Boixe
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Coordinates: 45°45′47″N 0°07′29″E / 45.7631°N 0.1247°E / 45.7631; 0.1247
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente
ArrondissementConfolens
CantonBoixe-et-Manslois
CommuneLa Boixe
Area
1
27.46 km2 (10.60 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)1
2,163
 • Density78.77/km2 (204.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
16330
Elevation35–153 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 former commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. It was merged with Montignac-Charente to form La Boixe on 1 January 2025.2

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References

  1. "Populations de référence 2022" [Reference populations 2022] (PDF) (in French). INSEE. December 2024.
  2. Arrêté du 6 novembre 2024 portant création de la commune nouvelle de La Boixe, Légifrance, retrieved 9 January 2025
  3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Vars, EHESS (in French).
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE