Var (department)

The **Var** is a department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Provence in southeastern France. It takes its name from the river Var, which used to flow along its eastern border, but the border was moved in 1860.

Its prefecture is the city of Toulon.

## History
Var is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790 with Toulon as is capital. It was formed with part of the former province of Provence.

It was divided in nine districts: Toulon, Grasse, Hyères, Draguignan, Brignoles, Saint-Maximin, Fréjus, Saint-Paul-lès-Vence and Barjols.

The capital was moved, in 1793, from Toulon to Grasse and, in 1795, from Grasse to Brignoles. In 1797, the capital was moved again, to Draguignan. it is in the *commune* of Mons in the northeast of the department near the border with the Alpes-Maritimes department.

The ''Îles d'Hyères* is a group of three islands off Hyères. The islands are named Porquerolles, Port-Cros, and Île du Levant. Together, they make up an area of . They can be reached by boat from either Hyères or Toulon.

### Climate
The Köppen climate classification type for the climate at Toulon is a "Mediterranean climate" and of the subtype "Csa".

The average amount of precipitation for the year in Toulon is . The month with the most precipitation on average is November with  of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is July with an average of .

The average temperature for the year in Toulon is . The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of . The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of .

## Administration
Var is managed by the *Departmental Council of Ardennes'' in Toulon. The department is part of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.

### Administrative divisions
There are 3 *arrondissements* (districts), 23 *cantons* and 153 *communes* (municipalities) in Var.

The following is a list of the 23 cantons of the **Var** department, following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:

# Brignoles (8301)
# La Crau (8302)
# Draguignan (8303)
# Flayosc (8304)
# Fréjus (8305)
# La Garde (8306)
# Garéoult (8307)
# Hyères (8308)
# Le Luc (8309)
# Ollioules (8310)
# Roquebrune-sur-Argens (8311)
# Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer (8312)
# Sainte-Maxime (8313)
# Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume (8314)
# Saint-Raphaël (8315)
# La Seyne-sur-Mer-1 (8316)
# La Seyne-sur-Mer-2 (8317)
# Solliès-Pont (8318)
# Toulon-1 (8319)
# Toulon-2 (8320)
# Toulon-3 (8321)
# Toulon-4 (8322)
# Vidauban (8323)

## Demographics
The inhabitants of the Var department are known, in French, as *Varois* (women: *Varoises*),

Var had a population, in 2014, of 1,038,212, for a population density of  inhabitants/km2. The *arrondissement* of Toulon, with 565,669 inhabitants, is the *arrondissement* with more inhabitants.

**Evolution of the population in Var**

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The *communes* with more inhabitants in the department are:

## Gallery

File:Bormes 029.jpg|Bormes-les-Mimosas
File:Saint Tropez Ville.jpg|the Vieux Port of Saint-Tropez
File:Plage-de-la-courtade.jpg|The beach of la Courtade in the Iles d'Hyeres.
File:01-De la Maline.jpg|The Verdon Gorge

## Related pages
* Arrondissements of the Var department
* Communes of the Var department

## References
## Other websites
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* Departmental Council website