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.
Maximin Isnard,French revolutionary,was a dealer in perfumery at Draguignan when he was elected deputy for the département of the Var to the Legislative Assembly,where he joined the Girondists. As the president of the National Convention Isnard,who had enough of the tyranny of the Paris Commune,threatened the destruction of Paris. He declared that the Convention would not be influenced by any violence and that Paris had to respect the representatives from elsewhere in France. Isnard was asked to give up his seat.
Draguignan is a commune in the Var department in the administrative region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur,southeastern France.
Saint-Raphaël is a commune in the Var department,Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region,Southeastern France.
The arrondissement of Draguignan is an arrondissement of France in the Var department,Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It has 54 communes. Its population is 306,320 (2016),and its area is 2,220.8 km2 (857.5 sq mi).
Flayosc is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France.
Jérôme Rivière is a French politician,lawyer and entrepreneur who has served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2019. A member of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) until 2007,he was a member of the National Rally (RN),previously known as the National Front (FN),from 2017 until 2022,when he announced his support for Éric Zemmour in the 2022 presidential election and was appointed vice chairman of Zemmour's newly-founded Reconquête party.
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.
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 2015 Tour du Haut Var was the 47th edition of the Tour du Haut Var road cycling stage race,held in the Provence region of France. It was rated as a 2.1 event as part of the 2015 UCI Europe Tour,and consisted of two stages over two days,from 21 to 22 February 2015.
The National Liberation Front of Provence is a militant nationalist group that advocates an independent state of Provence and secession from France.
Julie Lechanteux is a French politician who has represented the 5th constituency of the Var department in the National Assembly since 2022. A member of the National Rally (RN),she previously served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2019 until 2022.
Stéphane Rambaud is a French politician and former police officer from National Rally (RN) who has represented the 3rd constituency of Var in the National Assembly since 2022.
Emmanuel Taché later assumed and known by the name Emmanuel Tachéde la Pagerie is a French politician of the National Rally and a Member of the National Assembly for Bouches-du-Rhône's 16th constituency since 2022.
Frédéric Boccaletti is a French businessman,political activist and politician affiliated to the National Rally.
Laure Lavalette is a French politician who has represented the 2nd constituency of the Var department in the National Assembly since 2022. A member of the National Rally (RN),she started her political career as a municipal councillor of Toulon (2014–2022). Lavalette is a lawyer by occupation.
Philippe Lottiaux is a French politician who has represented the 4th constituency of the Var department in the National Assembly since 2022. He is a member of the National Rally (RN).
Jean-Philippe Tanguy is a French politician who has represented the 4th constituency of the Somme department in the National Assembly since 2022. He is a member of the National Rally (RN).
