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Encyclopedia > Var River

The Var is a river located in the Alpes-Maritimes département, in the south-east of France. The name Var originates from the Ligurian word for waterway.


Rising on the Col de la Cayolle (2,326 m/7,631 ft) and flowing generally southeast for 130 km (81 mi) into the Mediterranean between Nice and Saint-Laurent du Var.


It is a unique case in France of a river not flowing in the département that has the same name (see Var).


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The Var is a river located in the Alpes-Maritimes département, in the south-east of France.
Rising on the Col de la Cayolle (2,326 m/7,631 ft) and flowing generally southeast for 130 km/81 mi into the Mediterranean between Nice and Saint-Laurent du Var[?].
It is a unique case in France of a river not flowing in the département that has the same name.
Var River | English | Dictionary & Translation by Babylon (113 words)
The Var is a river located in the south-east of France.
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 120 km (76 mi) into the Mediterranean between Nice and Saint-Laurent-du-Var.
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