This article is about river in southern France. For river in Romania, see Var (Olt).
The Var flows through the Alpes-Maritimesdépartement for most of its length, with a short (~15 km or ~9 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).
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).[3]
river, french, vaʁ, occitan, ˈbaɾ, italian, varo, latin, varus, river, located, southeast, france, long, drainage, basin, varrooftops, entrevaux, gorge, varlocationcountryfrancephysical, characteristicssource, locationmaritime, alps, elevation1, mouth, locatio. The Var French vaʁ Occitan ˈbaɾ Italian Varo Latin Varus is a river located in the southeast of France It is 114 km 71 mi long 1 Its drainage basin is 2 812 km2 1 086 sq mi 2 VarRooftops of Entrevaux and the gorge of the VarLocationCountryFrancePhysical characteristicsSource locationMaritime Alps elevation1 800 m 5 900 ft Mouth locationMediterranean Sea coordinates43 39 13 N 7 11 59 E 43 65361 N 7 19972 E 43 65361 7 19972Length114 km 71 mi Basin size2 812 km2 1 086 sq mi Discharge average50 to 100 m3 s 1 800 to 3 500 cu ft s This article is about river in southern France For river in Romania see Var Olt The Var flows through the Alpes Maritimes departement for most of its length with a short 15 km or 9 mi stretch in the Alpes de Haute Provence departement It is a unique case in France of a river not flowing in the departement named after it see Var 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 Piedmont Sardinia Name editThe river name is attested in Latin as Varus and in Ancient Greek as Ouaros Oὐᾶros It stems from the Indo European root uōr earlier uer meaning water river cf Sanskrit var Old Norse vari 3 Hydrography editThe Var rises near the Col de la Cayolle 2 326 m 7 631 ft in the Maritime Alps and flows generally southeast to its outflow into the Mediterranean Sea between Nice and Saint Laurent du Var Its main tributaries are the Cians the Tinee the Vesubie the Coulomp the Esteron the Tuebi the Chalvagne the Barlatte the Bourdous and the Roudoule 1 The Var flows through the following departements and towns Alpes Maritimes Guillaumes Alpes de Haute Provence Entrevaux Alpes Maritimes Puget Theniers Carros Saint Laurent du VarReferences edit a b Sandre Fiche cours d eau Le Var Y6 0200 Bassin versant Var Le Observatoire Regional Eau et Milieux Aquatiques en PACA Delamarre 2003 p 301 BibliographyDelamarre Xavier 2003 Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise Une approche linguistique du vieux celtique continental Errance ISBN 9782877723695 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Var River nbsp This Provence Alpes Cote d Azur geography article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article related to a river in France is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Var river amp oldid 1216018997, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
