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780 people live in this town in Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
At under 1,000 residents, Villars-sur-Var is too small for the grades other French towns get. Just over a quarter of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Villars-sur-Var does most differently from other towns.
Villars-sur-Var has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1983.
27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Villars-sur-Var.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 13th century. Villars-sur-Var has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Over-65s are just over a fifth of the population. Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, below Alpes-Maritimes’ towns (9.1%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Under-15s account for 16% of the population.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Alpes-Maritimes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Villars-sur-Var | Alpes-Maritimes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 9.1% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Alpes-Maritimes median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs based in Villars-sur-Var number 150, against 350 residents in work (0.4 per worker). Unemployment is 11.0%. Bus, tram or train carried 8.3% of working residents in Villars-sur-Var to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses were 52% of what sold. A house rents for an estimated €9.46/m² a month. Villars-sur-Var recorded 29 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Villars-sur-Var has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Villars-sur-Var yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villars-sur-Var | 780 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Levens | 5,377 | 9.3 | B+ | D− | A | A− |
| Saint-Martin-du-Var | 3,431 | 9.7 | B | D− | B+ | B+ |
| Carros | 13,803 | 12 | C | D− | B− | C |
| Gattières | 4,358 | 13 | B− | D− | B+ | C+ |
| Tourrette-Levens | 4,624 | 13 | — | D− | — | B− |
| Saint-Jeannet | 4,453 | 14 | — | D− | — | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Villars-sur-Var is a commune of 780 people in the Communauté de communes Alpes d'Azur. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.