Var

Var is a département of southern France.

History

Var was formed in 1790 of a part of Lower Provence, but in 1860 it was reduced by the transfer of the district of Grasse to the newly formed département of the Alpes-Maritimes, which is why the Var River does not now flow in the département to which it gives its name.

Related Topics:
1790 - 1860 - Grasse - Alpes-Maritimes - Var River

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