Editing Var (department) (section)

==Economy==
The principal industry of Var is tourism, thanks largely to the big summer influx of tourists to the South of France and the Mediterranean coast in particular, but also inland to the [[Verdon (river)|Verdon]] River Canyon and hilltop villages and vineyards.

===Tourism===
[[File:Bormes 029.jpg|[[Bormes-les-Mimosas]]|thumb]]
[[File:Cascade de Sillans.jpg|thumb|[[Cascade de Sillans]]]]
[[File:Saint Tropez Ville.jpg|thumb|[[Saint-Tropez]]]]
Popular tourist attractions in Var include: 
* The port and beaches of [[Saint-Tropez]];
* The seaside village of [[Sainte-Maxime]], with waterfront promenade, shops and restaurants, and a ferry service to Saint-Tropez;
* The beach of [[Cavalaire-sur-Mer]], the longest sand beach on the coast;
* Boat tours of the Rade, or harbour, of Toulon, the main anchorage of the French Navy;
* Wind-surfing offshore of the peninsula of [[Giens Peninsula|Giens]];
* [[Le Thoronet Abbey]], one of the best-preserved medieval [[Cistercians|Cistercian]] monasteries in France;
* The Baptistery of [[Fréjus Cathedral]], the oldest Christian structure in Provence;
* The hilltop village of [[Bormes-les-Mimosas]];
* The [[Îles d'Hyères]], including the [[Port-Cros National Park|underwater natural park]] around the Île de Port-Cros;
* Hiking in the [[Massif de l'Esterel]];
* The hilltop villages of [[Gassin]], [[Ramatuelle]], [[Montauroux]], [[Fayence]], [[Callian, Var|Callian]], [[Seillans]], [[Tourrettes, Var|Tourrettes]], [[Saint-Paul-en-Forêt]], [[Mons, Var|Mons]] and [[Tanneron]] in the [[Fayence]] region;
* The [[Verdon Gorge]], [[Lake of Sainte-Croix]] and hilltop villages of the upper Var;
* The hilltop villages, [[wine cave]]s and vineyards near [[Bandol]].

===Industry===
The construction industry employs 28,000 workers in the Var of which 4,000 work alone and 4,500 companies employ the remaining 24,000 salaried workers. Industry generates an annual turnover of €2.5&nbsp;billion. Of this, €500&nbsp;million is derived from public works.<ref>Var Matin. Monday 9 June 2008.</ref>

===Agriculture===

800&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> or 13% of the total area is dedicated to agriculture, on which 40,000 people (14% of the Var working population) depend for their livelihoods. The department also has 10&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> of horticultural land (of which 4&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> are covered). Var is France's largest grower of [[cut flowers]], producing some 500&nbsp;million stems a year. Livestock farming is mainly sheep (50,000) and goats (4,200). Vines and viticultural related activities account for 345&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> of farmland. The 450 ''domaines'' or ''coopératives'' and the 4 AOCs (''[[appellation d'origine contrôlée]]'') produce 150&nbsp;million litres of wine a year. Var leads the world in the production of rose wine.

Other important agricultural products include olives (cultivated on 42&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> of land—a quarter of all French olive groves—and processed in 40 mills), figs (the Var produces 80% of France's figs), and honey (800 tonnes per year). There are also 9&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> of market gardens.

Agricultural turnover in Var is {{€}}610&nbsp;million per year, of which 45% is sales of wines and 42% of horticultural products.<ref>Var Matin and Le Magazin du Conseil général du Var.</ref>

In 2008 the Var department received approximately €15 million in farm subsidies under the EU Common Agriculture Policy, an average of about €6,000 per recipient farm. This compares with an average across France as a whole of over €18,000 per farm.<ref>farmsubsidy.org.</ref>

====Viticulture====
* AOC Coteaux varois en Provence is a recent ''{{lang|fr|[[appellation d'origine contrôlée]]}}'' in Provence. The name Coteaux Varois was first used in 1945, and became an AOC in 1993. the name was changed to Couteaux Varois en Provence in 2005. The red wines principally use the [[grenache]], [[cinsaut]], [[mourvèdre]] and [[syrah]] grapes. White wines use the [[Clairette blanche|clairette]], [[grenache blanc]], rolle blanc, Sémillon Blanc, and Ugni Blanc. There are 22&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> in this AOL. It produces 80% rosés, 17% red wines, and 3% white wines.
* [[Bandol AOC]], is grown on the coast west of Toulon, mostly around the villages of [[La Cadière-d'Azur]] and [[Castellet]]. Wines of this appellation must have at least 50% [[Mourvèdre]] grapes, though most have considerably more.{{citation needed|date=June 2010}} Other grapes used are [[Grenache]], [[Cinsault]] [[Syrah]] and [[Carignan]].