VAR RIVER

The 'Var' 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, wit 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 120 km (76 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