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&sq=Sri Lanka&lang=simple&file=File:Var-Position.svg) Location of Var in France | |
| Coordinates: 43°30′N 06°20′E / 43.500°N 6.333°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Département | 4 March 1790 |
| Prefecture | Toulon |
| Subprefectures | Brignoles, Draguignan |
| Government | |
| • President | Marc Giraud |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,972.5 km2 (2,306.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2014)[3] | |
| • Total | 1,038,212 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Varois |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | FR-83 |
| Arrondissements | 3 |
| Cantons | 23 |
| Communes | 153 |
| Website | www.var.fr |
The Var is a department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Provence in southeastern France. It takes its name from the river Var, which used to flow along its eastern border, but the border was moved in 1860.
Its prefecture is the city of Toulon.
- ↑ "Les conseillers-départementaux" (in French). Conseil Départemental du Var. Archived from the original on 8 July 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ↑ "Département du Var (83) - Résumé statistique". Publications et statistiques pour la France ou les régions (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- ↑ "Populations légales 2014 des départements et des collectivités d'outre-mer" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 19 July 2017.