La Valette-du-Var
Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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La Valette-du-Var (French pronunciation: [la valɛtdyvaʁ]; Occitan: La Valeta; Provençal: La Valeto) 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 | |
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| Coordinates: 43°08′18″N 5°58′59″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 (2023)[2] | 23,719 |
| • Density | 1,530/km2 (3,960/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Valettois |
| 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) |
| Website | www |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Features
La Valette-du-Var is home to two of the Jardins remarquable of France: the Domaine d'Orvès and the Domaine de Baudouvin.
Notable people
- The painter Pierre Deval (1897 – 1993) lived here, where he purchased the Domaine d'Orvès in 1925.
- 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)
