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    Vars (French pronunciation: [vaʁs]) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department, southeastern France. It is famous for its ski resort, with seven snow...
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    Simon Billy (category Sportspeople from Hautes-Alpes)
    brother Louis Billy is also a speedskier (241.125 km/h.) Billy lives in Vars, Hautes-Alpes where the world's fastest speedski track is located. On 22 March 2023...
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    Basses-Alpes (French pronunciation: [basz‿alp], lit. 'Lower Alps'), is a department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France, bordering Alpes-Maritimes...
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    Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur is divided into 6 departments. These are Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Hautes-Alpes, Alpes-Maritimes, Bouches-du-Rhône, Var and Vaucluse...
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  • The Col de Vars, elevation 2108 m (6916 ft) is a high mountain pass in the Alps between the departments of Hautes-Alpes and Alpes-de-Haute-Provence in...
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  • Vars, Charente, a commune in the department of Charente, France Vars, Hautes-Alpes, a commune in the department of Hautes-Alpes, France Col de Vars,...
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    Occitan: [ˈɡap]) is the prefecture of the department of Hautes-Alpes, in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Southeastern France. In 2019, the commune...
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    The following records were set under FSV (France Ski de Vitesse) rules at Vars, France: Men – Simon Billy (France) 255.500 km/h (158.760 mph) on March 22...
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    086 sq mi). The Var flows through the Alpes-Maritimes département for most of its length, with a short (~15 km or ~9 mi) stretch in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence...
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    The 2 arrondissements of the Hautes-Alpes department are: Arrondissement of Briançon, (subprefecture: Briançon) with 36 communes. The population of the...
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    (French pronunciation: [sɛʁ] ; Vivaro-Alpine: Sèrres) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. Serres is located in the south of...
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    Ebrodunum, Ebrudunum, and Eburodunum) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It is located...
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    Census, the population of Vars was 1,579, using the boundaries defined in the Vars neighbourhood planning study area. Vars has St-Guillaume, a French...
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    [oz]; Occitan: Auza) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. Communes of the Hautes-Alpes department Site de la mairie "Répertoire...
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    d'agglomération Provence-Alpes Communauté de communes Alpes Provence Verdon - Sources de Lumière Communauté de communes Haute-Provence Pays de Banon Communauté...
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    Lake of Sainte-Croix (category Landforms of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence)
    Sainte-Croix Dam [fr]. It marks the departmental border between Var to the southeast and Alpes-de-Haute-Provence to the northwest. The reservoir is fed by the...
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  • Parpaillon massif (category Hautes-Alpes geography stubs)
    serves as the boundary between the departments of Hautes-Alpes to the north and the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence to the south. Additionally, it separates the...
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    The following is a list of the 162 communes of the Hautes-Alpes department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of...
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    the east by the Alpes-Maritimes department; to the west by Bouches-du-Rhône; to the north of the river Verdon by the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department;...
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    Laye is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. Communes of the Hautes-Alpes department "Répertoire national des élus: les maires"...
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    Occitan: Chasteuvielh) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. Communes of the Hautes-Alpes department "Répertoire national des élus:...
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  • Alpes-Maritimes's 3rd constituency Marc Chavent, Ain's 5th constituency Éric Ciotti, Alpes-Maritimes's 1st constituency Christelle d'Intorni, Alpes-Maritimes's...
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    Chalvagne (category Rivers of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence)
    Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department of southeastern France. It is 15.1 km (9.4 mi) long. Its source is in Val-de-Chalvagne, and it flows into the Var in...
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    coast. Part of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, it encompasses the French Riviera alongside neighbouring Var. Alpes-Maritimes had a population of...
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    Provence (redirect from Haute-Provence)
    of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur and includes the departments of Var, Bouches-du-Rhône, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, as well as parts of Alpes-Maritimes and...
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    Occitan: Rosset) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. Communes of the Hautes-Alpes department "Répertoire national des élus:...
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    Castellane Prealps (category Geography of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence)
    southern French Prealps located in the departments of Alpes-Maritimes, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Var. The easternmost part is often called the Préalpes...
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    covers 269.316 hectares (665.49 acres) across 18 sites in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Var. Located between the Verdon and Durance rivers, it is an area...
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    pronunciation: [sɛ̃ veʁɑ̃]; Occitan: Sent Veran [ˈsã vˈʀã]) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France in the Queyras Regional Natural Park...
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    Verdon (river) (category Rivers of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence)
    the following departments and towns: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence: Allos, Colmars, Saint-André-les-Alpes, Castellane Var: Vinon-sur-Verdon The Verdon flows through...
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