Var River

Var River
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Var
Rooftops of Entrevaux and the gorge of the Var.
Origin	Maritime Alps
Mouth	Mediterranean Sea 43°39′13″N 7°11′59″E / 43.65361, 7.19972 (Mediterranean Sea-Var)Coordinates: 43°39′13″N 7°11′59″E / 43.65361, 7.19972 (Mediterranean Sea-Var)
Basin countries	France
Length	114 km
Source elevation	1800 m
Avg. discharge	50-100 m³/s
Basin area	2,742 km²

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

The Var flows through the Alpes-Maritimes département for most of its length, with 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 114 kilometres (71 mi) into the Mediterranean between Nice and Saint-Laurent-du-Var.

The Var flows through the following départements and towns:

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