Editing Var (river)

{{About|river in southern France|river in Romania|Var (Olt)}}
{{Infobox river
  | name              = Var 
  | name_native       = 
  | name_native_lang  = 
  | image             = Entrevaux-rooftops.jpg
  | image_caption     = Rooftops of [[Entrevaux]] and the gorge of the Var
  | mapframe          = yes
  | mapframe-zoom     = 7
  | source1_location  = [[Maritime Alps]] 
  | mouth_location    = [[Mediterranean Sea]]
  | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|43|39|13|N|7|11|59|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
  | subdivision_type1 = Country
  | subdivision_name1 = [[France]]
  | length            = {{convert|114|km|mi|abbr=on}}
  | source1_elevation = {{convert|1800|m|ft|abbr=on}}
  | discharge1_avg    = {{convert|50|to|100|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}
  | basin_size        = {{convert|2812|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}
  | map               = Var (fleuve).png
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The '''Var''' ({{IPA|fr|vaʁ|lang|Fr-Paris--Var.ogg}}, {{IPA|oc|ˈbaɾ|lang}}; {{langx|it|Varo}}; {{langx|la|Varus}}) is a [[river]] located in the southeast of [[France]]. It is {{convert|114|km|mi|abbr=on}} long.<ref name=sandre>{{sandre|id=Y6--0200|nom=Le Var}}</ref> Its [[drainage basin]] is {{convert|2812|km2|abbr=on}}.<ref name=orema>[http://www.observatoire-eau-paca.org/bassin_versant/var-le-126.html Bassin versant : Var (Le)], Observatoire Régional Eau et Milieux Aquatiques en PACA</ref>

The Var flows through the [[Alpes-Maritimes]] ''[[département in France|département]]'' for most of its length, with a short (~15&nbsp;km or ~9&nbsp;mi) 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 (département)|Var]]). This is the result of the [[Nice|Nice Préfecture]] being too small to be considered a ''département'' by itself in the administrative reshuffling of 1860.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-07-02 |title=Pourquoi le fleuve du Var ne coule-t-il pas dans le département du même nom ? |url=https://www.cnews.fr/divertissement/2018-07-02/pourquoi-le-fleuve-du-var-ne-coule-t-il-pas-dans-le-departement-du-meme |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=www.cnews.fr |language=fr}}</ref> Hence, some land had to be taken out of neighbouring [[Var (department)|Var region]] causing the eponymous ''département'' to lose its namesake''.''<ref>{{Cite web |last=m'intéresse |first=L'équipe Ça |date=2021-04-24 |title=Pourquoi le fleuve Var ne coule-t-il pas dans le département du Var ? |url=https://www.caminteresse.fr/insolite/pourquoi-le-fleuve-var-ne-coule-t-il-pas-dans-le-departement-du-var-1182170/ |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=Ça m'intéresse |language=fr}}</ref> 

Until the beginning of the 19th century, the river had no bridges; it was the border between France and the [[County of Nice]], then part of [[Kingdom of Sardinia|Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia]]. 

== Name ==
The river name is attested in Latin as ''Vārus'' and in Ancient Greek as ''Ouãros'' (Οὐᾶρος). It stems from the [[Indo-European]] root *''uōr''- (earlier ''*uer-''), meaning 'water, river' (cf. Sanskrit ''vār'', Old Norse ''vari'').{{Sfn|Delamarre|2003|p=301}}

== Hydrography ==
The Var rises near the [[Col de la Cayolle]] (2,326 m/7,631&nbsp;ft), located in the [[Mercantour National Park|Parc National du Mercantour]] in the [[Maritime Alps|Maritime Alps.]]The river flows generally southeast to its outflow into the [[Mediterranean Sea]] between [[Nice]] and [[Saint-Laurent-du-Var]]. Its main tributaries are the [[Cians]], the [[Tinée]], the [[Vésubie]], the [[Coulomp]], the [[Estéron]], the [[Tuébi]], the [[Chalvagne]], the [[Barlatte]], the [[Bourdous]] and the [[Roudoule]].<ref name="sandre" />

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]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}'''Bibliography'''

* {{Cite book|last=Delamarre|first=Xavier|title=Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: Une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental|publisher=Errance|year=2003|isbn=9782877723695|author-link=Xavier Delamarre}}

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[[Category:Rivers of France]]
[[Category:Var basin| ]]
[[Category:Rivers of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence]]
[[Category:Rivers of Alpes-Maritimes]]
[[Category:Rivers of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur]]
[[Category:Braided rivers in France]]