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Var River

The Var is a river located in the Alpes-Maritimes département, in the south-east of France. 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.

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