La Valette-du-Var

La Valette-du-Var

A view within the village of La Valette-du-Var

Coat of arms
La Valette-du-Var

Coordinates: 43°08′18″N 5°58′59″E / 43.1383°N 5.9831°E / 43.1383; 5.9831Coordinates: 43°08′18″N 5°58′59″E / 43.1383°N 5.9831°E / 43.1383; 5.9831
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Var
Arrondissement Toulon
Canton La Valette-du-Var
Intercommunality Toulon Provence Méditerranée
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Christiane Hummel
Area1 15.5 km2 (6.0 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 22,441
  Density 1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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.

Celebrity connection

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.

Twinnings

The following towns are twinned with La Valette:

See also

References

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