La Valette-du-Var

La Valette-du-Var
A view within the village of La Valette-du-Var A view within the village of La Valette-du-Var
Coat of arms of La Valette-du-Var Coat of arms
La Valette-du-Var
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region La Valette-du-Var
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Var
Arrondissement	Toulon
Canton	La Valette-du-Var
Intercommunality	Toulon Provence Méditerranée
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Christiane Hummel
Area1	15.5 km2 (6.0 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	22,441
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
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:

• Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany since 1970
• Liévin, France since 2000
• Bocşa, Romania since 1990
• Novocherkassk, Russia since 1992
• Somma Lombardo, Italy

See also

• Communes of the Var department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Official website (in French)