La Valette-du-Var (Provençal Occitan: La Valeta) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
La Valette-du-Var | |
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 A view within the village of La Valette-du-Var | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of La Valette-du-Var  | |
  La Valette-du-Var  La Valette-du-Var | |
| Coordinates: 43°08′18″N 5°58′59″E / 43.1383°N 5.9831°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Var |
| Arrondissement | Toulon |
| Canton | Toulon-3 |
| Intercommunality | Métropole Toulon Provence Méditerranée |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Thierry Albertini[1] |
| Area 1 | 15.5 km2 (6.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 23,955 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 83144 /83160 |
| Elevation | 37–701 m (121–2,300 ft) (avg. 64 m or 210 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
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Notable people
The village cemetery contains the grave of Joseph Pujol, who died in 1945 and who, under his stage name of "Le Pétomane", was a famous flatulist.
Twin towns – sister cities
La Valette-du-Var is twinned with:[5]
Bocșa, Romania (1990)
Krościenko nad Dunajcem, Poland (2005)
Liévin, France (2001)
Novocherkassk, Russia (1992)
Somma Lombardo, Italy (1997)
Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany (1974)
See also
References
External links
- Official website (in French)
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