Var (river) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Var |
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| River | |
 The Var river in Entrevaux
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| Country |  France |
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| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Departments | Alpes-Maritimes, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Tinée, Vésubie |
| - right | Estéron |
| Cities | Nice, Saint-Laurent-du-Var |
| Source | Alpes-Maritines |
| - location | Entraunes, Jura, France |
| - elevation | 1,790 m (5,873 ft) |
| - coordinates | 44°14′18″N 6°45′6″E / 44.23833°N 6.75167°E |
| Mouth | Mediterranean Sea |
| - location | Between Nice and Saint-Laurent-du-Var, Alpes-Maritimes, France |
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| - coordinates | 43°39′15″N 7°12′0″E / 43.65417°N 7.20000°E |
| Length | 113.8 km (71 mi) |
| Basin | 2,819 km² (1,088 sq mi) |
| Discharge | for Nice |
| - average | 50.40 m³/s (1,780 cu ft/s) |
The Var (Latin: Varus) is a river in southeastern France. It is a right tributary of the Rhône river.It gave its name to the French department of Var. It is a unique case in France of a river not flowing in the department named after it (see Var)
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Geography
The Var river has a length of 113.8 km (70.7 mi), and a drainage basin with an area of 2,819 km2 (1,088 sq mi).
Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is 50.40 m3/s (1,780 cu ft/s) at Nice (Pont Napoléon III) in the Alpes-Maritimes department.
Course
The source of the Var is in the small town of Estenc, in the commune of Entraunes, at an altitude of about 1,790 m (5,873 ft), to the south of the Col de la Cayolle, a mountain pass 2,326 m (7,631 ft) high, in the Alpes-Maritimes department. From here, the Var flows, in general, to the southeast.
The Var flows through the Alpes-Maritimes department for most of its length; it flows through the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department for a short distance, about 15 km (9.3 mi).
The Var river flows through 1 region (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur), 2 departments and 31 communes. It flows through the following communes, among others:
- Alpes-Maritimes: Guillaumes
- Alpes-de-Haute-Provence: Entrevaux
- Alpes-Maritimes: Puget-Théniers, Carros, Saint-Laurent-du-Var
Finally, it flows into the Mediterranean Sea between Nice and Saint-Laurent-du-Var.
Main tributaries
The five main tributaries of the Var river are:
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Left tributaries:
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Right tributaries:
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See also
In Spanish: Río Var para niños
