Vars-sur-Roseix

Vars-sur-Roseix is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France.

Vars-sur-Roseix
Commune
The church in Vars-sur-Roseix
Coat of arms
Location of Vars-sur-Roseix
Vars-sur-Roseix Show map of France Vars-sur-Roseix Show map of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 45°15′37″N 1°21′55″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Corrèze
Arrondissement	Brive-la-Gaillarde
Canton	L'Yssandonnais
Intercommunality	CA Bassin de Brive
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christine Corcoral[1]
Area 1	4.26 km2 (1.64 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	409
• Density	96/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	19279 /19130
Elevation	109–235 m (358–771 ft) (avg. 210 m or 690 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	201	—
1968	211	+5.0%
1975	227	+7.6%
1982	257	+13.2%
1990	280	+8.9%
1999	255	−8.9%
2008	304	+19.2%

Notable people

The Raft of the Medusa by Théodore Géricault

• Hugues Duroy de Chaumareys (1763-1841) Incompetent captain of the French frigate Méduse (1810) that sank with the loss of circa 150 lives.

See also

• Communes of the Corrèze department