Var

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''This article is about a French d?artement. For other meanings, see Var (disambiguation).

Var is a d?artement of southern France.

Var
Region Provence Alpes Cote d'Azur

Number 83

Pr?ecture Toulon

Sous-pr?ectures Brignoles, Draguignan

Area
- Total
- % water
5,973 km²
xx%

Population
- Total (1999)
- Density
898,441
150/km²

**Var**
Region	Provence Alpes Cote d'Azur
Number	83
Pr?ecture	Toulon
Sous-pr?ectures	Brignoles, Draguignan
Area - Total - % water	5,973 km² xx%
Population - Total (1999) - Density	898,441 150/km²

Table of contents

1 History
2 Geography
3 Economy
4 Demographics
5 Culture
6 Miscellaneous topics
7 External links

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 d?artement of the Alpes-Maritimes, which is why the Var River does not now flow in the d?artement to which it gives its name.

Geography

Var is bounded on the north by the d?artement 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 d?artement of the Bouches-du-Rh?e.

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