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Var is a département of southern FranceThe French Republic or France ( French: Republique francaise or France is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents..

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Var was formed in 1790Events January 8 George Washington gives the first State of the Union Address. January 30 The first boat specialized as a lifeboat is tested on the River Tyne. February 1 In New York City the Supreme Court of the United States convenes for the first time. of a part of Lower Provence, but in 1860Events March 6 Abraham Lincoln speaks against slavery in New Haven, Connecticut April 3 The Pony Express makes its first run. May 9 The Constitutional Union Party holds its convention and nominates John Bell for President of the United States. May 13 Batt it was reduced by the transfer of the district of GrasseGrasse (population 45,000) is a town in southeast France, in the departement of Alpes-Maritimes, on the French Riviera. Grasse is the center of the French perfume industry. Miscellaneous Grasse was the birthplace of: Jean-Honore Fragonard ( 1732 1806), pa to the newly formed département of the Alpes-MaritimesAlpes-Maritimes Details Information Number06 Region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur Prefecture Nice Subprefecture Grasse Population Total ( 1999) Density Ranked 20th 1,011,326 235 /km² Area 4,299 km² Arrondissements 2 Cantons 52 Communes 163 President of the g, which is why the Var RiverThe Var is a river located in the Alpes-Maritimes departement 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) does not now flow in the département to which it gives its name.