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arrondissements An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands. Europe France The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissements'', ...

of the

Var Var or VAR may refer to: Places * Var (department), a department of France * Var (river), France * Vār, Iran, village in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran * Var, Iran (disambiguation), other places in Iran * Vár, a village in Obreja commune, Ca ...

department are: #

Arrondissement of Brignoles The arrondissement of Brignoles is an Arrondissements of France, arrondissement of France in the Var (department), Var Departments of France, department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region. It has 67 Communes of France, com ...

, (subprefecture:

Brignoles Brignoles (; oc, Brinhòla) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France. Alongside Draguignan, it is one of two subprefectures in Var. It was the summer residence of the counts of Pro ...

) with 67 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 181,649 in 2016. #

Arrondissement of Draguignan The arrondissement of Draguignan (french: arrondissement de Draguignan, link=no, ; oc, arrondiment de Draguinhan, link=no) is an arrondissement of France in the Var department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It has 54 communes. Its populat ...

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subprefecture A subprefecture is an administrative division of a country that is below prefecture or province. Albania There are twelve Counties of Albania, Albanian counties or prefectures, each of which is divided into several Districts of Albania, district ...

Draguignan Draguignan (; oc, Draguinhan) is a commune in the Var department in the administrative region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (formerly Provence), southeastern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department and self-proclaimed "capital of ...

) with 54

communes An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, relig ...

. The population of the arrondissement was 306,320 in 2016. #

Arrondissement of Toulon The arrondissement of Toulon (french: arrondissement de Toulon) is an arrondissement of France in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It has 32 communes. Its population is 567,852 (2016), and its area is . Composition T ...

, (

prefecture A prefecture (from the Latin ''Praefectura'') is an administrative jurisdiction traditionally governed by an appointed prefect. This can be a regional or local government subdivision in various countries, or a subdivision in certain international ...

of the Var department:

Toulon Toulon (, , ; oc, label= Provençal, Tolon , , ) is a city on the French Riviera and a large port on the Mediterranean coast, with a major naval base. Located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, and the Provence province, Toulon is th ...

) with 32 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 567,852 in 2016.

History

In 1800 the arrondissements of Draguignan, Brignoles, Grasse and Toulon were established.Historique du Var
/ref> The arrondissement of Grasse was passed to the new department of

Alpes-Maritimes Alpes-Maritimes (; oc, Aups Maritims; it, Alpi Marittime, "Maritime Alps") is a department of France located in the country's southeast corner, on the Italian border and Mediterranean coast. Part of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, it ...

in 1860.Historique des Alpes-Maritimes
/ref> The arrondissement of Brignoles was disbanded in 1926, and restored in 1974. Toulon replaced Draguignan as prefecture in 1974. The borders of the arrondissements of Var were modified in January 2017: * two communes from the arrondissement of Brignoles to the arrondissement of Draguignan * six communes from the arrondissement of Draguignan to the arrondissement of Brignoles * two communes from the arrondissement of Toulon to the arrondissement of Brignoles

References

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