page_title: Var (river)
section_title: Course
hierarchical_section_title: Var (river) / Geography / Course
caption_attribution_description: Estenc (commune d'Entraunes)&#160;: de la route des Grandes Alpes, vue sur le verrou glaciaire d'Estenc avec la source officielle du Var et le petit lac dominés par le massif de Roche-Grande (2753 m), dépt. 06, France
context_page_description: The Var 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
context_section_description: 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.
caption: Source of the Var in Estenc
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