Var (river)

Var
Rooftops of Entrevaux and the gorge of the Var
Native name	Le Var
Basin
Main source	Maritime Alps
Source elevation	1,800 m (5,900 ft)
River mouth	Mediterranean Sea 43°39′13″N 7°11′59″E / 43.65361°N 7.19972°ECoordinates: 43°39′13″N 7°11′59″E / 43.65361°N 7.19972°E
Watershed area	2,742 km^2 (1,059 sq mi)
Countries	France
Physiognomy
Length	114 km (71 mi)
Avg. discharge	50 to 100 m^3/s (1,800 to 3,500 cu ft/s)

The Var (Latin Varus) is a river located in the southeast of France. The name Var originates from the Ligurian word for waterway.

The Var flows through the Alpes-Maritimes département for most of its length, with a short (~15 km or ~9 mi) 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 114 kilometres (71 mi) into the Mediterranean between Nice and Saint-Laurent-du-Var. Its main tributaries are the Cians, the Tinée, the Vésubie, the Coulomp, the Estéron, the Tuébi, the Chalvagne, the Barlatte, the Bourdous and the Roudoule.

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
• The Var at the Sandre database