Var River

Var River

Infobox River | river_name = Var


caption = Rooftops of Entrevaux and the gorge of the Var.
origin = Maritime Alps
mouth = Mediterranean Sea
coord|43|39|13|N|7|11|59|E|name=Mediterranean Sea-Var|display=inline,title
basin_countries = France
length = 114 km
elevation = 1800 m
discharge = 50-100 m³/s
watershed = 2,742 km²The Var (Latin "Varus") is a river located in the southeast of France. The name "Var" originates from the Ligurian word for "waterway".Fact|date=February 2007

The Var flows through the Alpes-Maritimes "département" for most of its length, with a short (±15 km) stretch in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence département. It is a unique case in France of a river not flowing in the "département" named after it (see Var).

The Var rises near the Col de la Cayolle (2,326 m/7,631 ft) in the Maritime Alps and flows generally southeast for convert|114|km|mi into the Mediterranean between Nice and Saint-Laurent-du-Var.

The Var flows through the following départements and towns:
*Alpes-Maritimes: Guillaumes
*Alpes-de-Haute-Provence: Entrevaux
*Alpes-Maritimes: Puget-Théniers, Carros, Saint-Laurent-du-Var

References

*http://www.geoportail.fr
* [http://sandre.eaufrance.fr/app/chainage/courdo/htm/Y6--0200.php?cg=Y6--0200 The Var at the Sandre database]


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