Vars, Hautes-Alpes
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Vars | |
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 The mountainous landscape around Vars | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Vars | |
  Vars  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 (2023)[2] | 588 |
| • Density | 6.38/km2 (16.5/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]
