Villars (French pronunciation: [vilaʁ]) is a commune in the Loire department in central France.

Villars is a former mining town.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 560 —     1800 478 −2.24% 1806 507 +0.99% 1821 616 +1.31% 1831 618 +0.03% 1836 580 −1.26% 1841 702 +3.89% 1846 831 +3.43% 1851 877 +1.08% 1856 1,140 +5.39% 1861 1,525 +5.99% 1866 1,803 +3.41% 1872 1,741 −0.58% 1876 2,059 +4.28% 1881 2,224 +1.55% 1886 2,375 +1.32% 1891 2,512 +1.13% 1896 2,512 +0.00%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 2,787 +2.10% 1906 2,854 +0.48% 1911 2,989 +0.93% 1921 3,063 +0.24% 1926 3,187 +0.80% 1931 3,061 −0.80% 1936 2,811 −1.69% 1946 2,866 +0.19% 1954 3,174 +1.28% 1962 3,397 +0.85% 1968 3,720 +1.53% 1975 6,828 +9.06% 1982 7,529 +1.41% 1990 8,189 +1.06% 1999 8,494 +0.41% 2007 7,999 −0.75% 2012 7,887 −0.28% 2017 7,970 +0.21%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

• Halberstadt, Germany, since 15 November 2003
• Torredembarra, Spain, since 2 September 1984

• Communes of the Loire department