Var
Information
Number	83
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Prefecture	Toulon
Subprefecture	Brignoles Draguignan
Population  - Total (1999)  - Density	Ranked 21st 898,441 150 pers/km²
Area	5,973 km²
Arrondissements	3
Cantons	43
Communes	153
President of the general council	Horace Lanfranchi
Location

Var is a département of southern France.

History

Var was formed in 1790 of a part of Lower Provence, but in 1860 it was reduced by the transfer of the district of Grasse to the newly formed département of the Alpes-Maritimes, which is why the Var River does not now flow in the département to which it gives its name.

Geography

Var is bounded on the north by the département of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (the Verdon river forming the boundary), on the east by that of the Alpes-Maritimes, on the south by the Mediterranean Sea, and on the west by the département of the Bouches-du-Rhône.

Its area is 5,973 km², its greatest length is about 62 miles, and its greatest breadth about 56 miles.

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External links

• Website of the Conseil General - The départements governing body (in French)
• Community / portal website for people living in or visiting Var - forums, housing and webcams (in French)