Var 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 1,076,711 in 2019.
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,also known as Région Sud,is one of the eighteen administrative regions of France,the far southeastern on the mainland. Its prefecture and largest city is Marseille.
Draguignan is a commune in the Var department in the administrative region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,southeastern France.
The Catholic Diocese of Fréjus–Toulon is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in southeastern France on the Mediterranean coast. The present diocese comprises the territory of the ancient Diocese of Fréjus as well as that of the ancient Diocese of Toulon. In 1957 it was renamed as the Diocese of Fréjus–Toulon.
Bernard Laporte is a rugby player,coach and former French Secretary of State for Sport. From 1999 to 2007,Laporte was the head coach of the France national team. In 2011,he became the head coach at Toulon,after Philippe Saint-Andrébecame the new national team coach. He was previously the coach at Stade Français. He was the first fully professional head coach of France. Laporte was president of the French Rugby Federation from December 2016 to January 2023.
The University of Toulon is a French university located in Toulon,France,and neighboring areas. It was founded in 1968 and is organized in 6 faculties,2 autonomous institutes,an institute of business management and an engineering school.
Flayosc is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. In 2019,it had a population of 4,247.
Michel Zunino,Knight of the Légion d'honneur,was a French wine grower and politician. Zunino was a Member of Parliament,representing Var from 1936 to 1942 and 1946 to 1956. Additionally,he represented Var in the first and second Constituent National Assemblies after the war. He was also active in the cooperative movement amongst wine growers.
The 2010 Var floods were the result of heavy rainfall in southern France that caused severe floods in the department of the Var in the evening of 15 June 2010. As well as generalized flooding,there were also flash floods. Meteorologists say the floods are the worst in the region since 1827,with more than 400 mm (16 in) of rain falling in less than 24 hours. At least 25 people were killed. The worst hit municipalities were Les Arcs,Figanières,Roquebrune-sur-Argens,Trans-en-Provence,and the subprefecture of Draguignan.
Victor Edmond Nicolas was a French sculptor.
Michel Lafourcade was a colonel of French firefighters,director of regional fire and emergency headquarters.
HonoréMuraire,was a French statesman of the French Revolution. Under the Ancien Régime he held the title of seigneur of Favas;later under the French Empire he held a title of comte de l'Empire.
The 2016 Tour du Haut Var was a road cycling stage race that took place on 20 and 21 February 2016. The race was rated as a 2.1 event as part of the 2016 UCI Europe Tour,and was the 48th edition of the Tour du Haut Var.
Bénédicte Peyrol is a French lawyer and politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who was a member of the French National Assembly from 2017 to 2022,representing Allier.
Fabien Gouttefarde is a French lawyer and politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who has been serving as member of the French National Assembly between 2017 and 2022,representing the 2nd constituency of Eure.
Frédéric Petit,is a French engineer and politician. He is belonging to the Democratic Movement. Since 19 June 2017,he serves as a member of the French National Assembly where he represents the Seventh constituency for French residents overseas.
Ugo Bernalicis is a French politician and represents the department of Nord,in the French National Assembly.
The 1st constituency of the Var is a French legislative constituency in the Var département. Like the other 576 French constituencies,it elects one MP using the two-round system,with a run-off if no candidate receives over 50% of the vote in the first round.
Jean-Louis Thiériot is a French lawyer,essayist and Member of the french Parliament for the right-wing parliamentary group Les Républicains (Republican). Mayor of Beauvoir from 2008 to 2018,he had been President of the Conseil Départemental de Seine-et-Marne in 2018 and is still Conseiller Départemental du Canton de Nangis. He has been French MP for Seine-et-Marne since 2018 and a member of the Defense Commission.
Philippe Schreck is a French lawyer and politician of the National Rally. He has been a deputy in the National Assembly for Var's 8th constituency since 2022.
