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The Var is a River located in the Alpes-Maritimes '' Département '', in the south-east of France . The name ''Var'' originates from the Ligurian word for ''waterway''.

Rising on the Col De La Cayolle (2,326 m/7,631 ft) and flowing generally southeast for 130 km (81 mi) into the Mediterranean between Nice and Saint-Laurent-du-Var .

It is a unique case in France of a river not flowing in the ''département'' that has the same name (see Var ).