Today in Villars-Colmars
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Weather in Villars-Colmars
Live forecast — data by MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). Coordinates 44.195, 6.571, elevation 1200 m.
News from the town hall
Titles: source language (French)
- arrete 2026-48 occupation domaine public travaux grande rue(opens in a new tab)Source: the town hall’s official website
- arrete 2026-47 circulation et stationnement pour cause de travaux – sous le village(opens in a new tab)Source: the town hall’s official website
- ARRETE 2026-46 BALISAGE EN BORDURE DE LA VOIE DE CIRCULATION ROUTE DE CHASSE(opens in a new tab)Source: the town hall’s official website
Health in Villars-Colmars
The Annuaire Santé directory (file dated 1 October 2026) lists no health professional in private practice or in a health centre in Villars-Colmars. This does not mean that no care is available there: the directory does not cover every way of practising.
- Nearest doctor listed: Colmars-les-Alpes, about 8 km as the crow flies
- Nearest pharmacy listed: Colmars-les-Alpes, about 8 km as the crow flies
Among the communes LiveVerdon covers. Straight-line distance between commune centres: the road can be much longer.
Emergency numbers, on-duty pharmacy, hospitals: Health and medical emergencies →
Overview
A small village of the Haut-Verdon at the gateway to the Mercantour, detached from Colmars at the Revolution.
Where to stay in Villars-Colmars
Hotels, campsites and gîtes in Villars-Colmars, with their real rating when available.
Listings marked “Ad” (LiveVerdon plan) or “Recommended by the publisher” are ranked ahead of the others: plans first, then the publisher’s clients, then addresses recommended with no commercial link. How listings are ranked
- Chalet Brunel Furnished rental / gîte 4.8 (5 Google reviews) Third-party source
- Le Haut-Verdon Campsite ★★★★ To be confirmed
- Le Martagon Hotel To be confirmed
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Services & shops in Villars-Colmars
Fuel: 1 petrol station in the commune. See live prices →
What to see, what to do
- Church of Saint-Sévère
- The parish church, Romanesque in origin, also known as the church of the Transfiguration, enlarged in 1833.
- Church of Saint-Raphaël (Chasse)
- The church of the hamlet of Chasse, in the small valley of the same name.
- Chapel of Saint-Blaise
- Also known as the chapel of the Visitation, it preserves a 17th-century gilded wooden altarpiece.
- Sundial of 1699
- A sundial borne on the maison communale (the village hall), registered on the supplementary inventory of historic monuments.
- Oratories
- Nine oratories are dotted across the commune.
- Larch forests
- More than 550 hectares of woodland and forest, with three natural areas of ecological interest (ZNIEFF), at the gateway to the Mercantour.
History of Villars-Colmars
The name Villars-Colmars comes from the plural of the Occitan 'vilar', meaning a village or a hamlet. Under the Ancien Régime the place was a dependency of Colmars. In 1690, during the War of the League of Augsburg, a detachment of the Piedmontese army laid siege to Colmars and burnt down Villars. The two communities separated in May 1792, against a background of conflict over wheat, giving rise to the autonomous commune of Villars-Colmars. Like its neighbours in the valley, the village had a modest textile industry in the 19th century — four factories employing about 67 workers in 1813, then a mill opened by Honoré Roux in 1832 — an activity that had died out before 1900. The output of cordeillats, a coarse woollen cloth, was sold at the September fair.
Getting to Villars-Colmars
- Nearest train station: Thorame-Haute station (Train des Pignes, Chemins de fer de Provence)
Addresses in Villars-Colmars
Accommodation, restaurants and activities listed on LiveVerdon — an independent Verdon directory.
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Accommodation in Villars-Colmars
- Google rating 4.8/5 · 5 reviews View listing
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