Var (department)
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| - | * [[Var (department)]], a French department | + | The '''Var''' ({{IPA-fr|vaʁ}}) is a [[Departments of France|department]] in the [[Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur]] [[Regions of France|region]] in [[Provence]] in southeastern [[France]]. It takes its name from the river [[Var (river)|Var]], which used to flow along its eastern boundary, but the boundary was moved in 1860. The Var is bordered on the east by the department of [[Alpes-Maritimes]]; to the west by [[Bouches-du-Rhône]] to the north of the [[Verdon River]] by the department of [[Alpes-de-Haute-Provence]], and to the south by the Mediterranean Sea. |
| - | * [[Var (river)]] in France | + | |
| + | [[Toulon]] is the largest city and administrative capital of the Var. Other important towns in the Var include [[Fréjus]], [[Saint-Raphaël, Var|Saint-Raphaël]], [[Draguignan]], [[Brignoles]], [[Hyères]] and [[La Seyne-sur-Mer]]. | ||
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| + | The Var is known for the harbour of Toulon, the main port of the [[French Navy]]; for its seaside resorts, the most famous of which is [[Saint-Tropez]]; for some fine examples of Romanesque and medieval architecture, such as the [[Le Thoronet Abbey]] and [[Fréjus Cathedral]]; and for its wines, particularly the wines of [[Bandol]]. | ||
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The Var (Template:IPA-fr) 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 boundary, but the boundary was moved in 1860. The Var is bordered on the east by the department of Alpes-Maritimes; to the west by Bouches-du-Rhône to the north of the Verdon River by the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, and to the south by the Mediterranean Sea.
Toulon is the largest city and administrative capital of the Var. Other important towns in the Var include Fréjus, Saint-Raphaël, Draguignan, Brignoles, Hyères and La Seyne-sur-Mer.
The Var is known for the harbour of Toulon, the main port of the French Navy; for its seaside resorts, the most famous of which is Saint-Tropez; for some fine examples of Romanesque and medieval architecture, such as the Le Thoronet Abbey and Fréjus Cathedral; and for its wines, particularly the wines of Bandol.
