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District

Var

Located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region, France Coordinates: 43°27′31″ N 6°17′29″ E

Map showing the location of Var Var
Location in France
Population
1,108,364
1.1M
Elevation
174 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
Places inside
112
listed under Var
When to go
May–JulySeptember
See the climate
Airports
TLN Toulon-Hyères Airport42 km
NCE Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport78 km

About Var

Var is a district. Location: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region, France. Population: 1,108,364.

From Wikipedia

Var (French: [vaʁ] ; Occitan: [ˈbaɾ]) is a department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It is bordered on the east by the Alpes-Maritimes department; to the west by Bouches-du-Rhône; to the north of the river Verdon by the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department; and to the south by the Mediterranean Sea. It had a population of 1,119,307 in 2023.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1790
Area
5,973 km²

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Var

Population of Var over time

Population of Var over time
2015 1,048,652
2017 1,058,740
2018 1,067,697
2019 1,076,711
2020 1,085,189
2021 1,095,337
2022 1,108,364
2023 1,119,307

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Var

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–July, September.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 15° · Night 7° · Rain 86 mm

Hottest month
August (day 28°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
October (106 mm)
Driest month
July (14 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Var
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)12°12°15°17°21°24°28°28°24°20°15°12°
Average low (°C)3°4°5°8°11°15°17°17°15°11°7°4°
Precipitation (mm)7867576554391442621068676

Other places to visit in this season: May June July September

How to get to Var

The nearest airport is Toulon-Hyères Airport (TLN), 42 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE) (78 km). The nearest large city is Toulon, 47 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Toulon-Hyères Airport (TLN) Hyères, Var 42 kmsouth
  • Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE) Nice, Alpes-Maritimes 78 kmeast
  • Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) Marignane, Bouches-du-Rhône 87 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Toulon Population: 168.7K 47 kmsouthwest
  • Aix-en-Provence Population: 146.8K 69 kmwest
  • Marseille Population: 877.2K 76 kmwest
  • Nice Population: 342.7K 83 kmeast
  • Nîmes Population: 148.2K 162 kmwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Places in Var

112 places
  1. 1 Arrondissement of Toulon 594.5K
  2. 2 Arrondissement of Draguignan 323.2K
  3. 3 Arrondissement of Brignoles 190.7K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Mountains & nature49

Lakes, rivers & coasts8

Nature and heritage in Var

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources