La Valette-du-Var (; Occitan: La Valeta; Provençal: La Valeto) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France.
History
The current Hôtel de Ville was established in 1993.
Population
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: Bocșa, Romania (1990) Krościenko nad Dunajcem, Poland (2005) Liévin, France (2001) Novocherkassk, Russia (1992) Somma Lombardo, Italy (1997) Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany (1974)
See also Communes of the Var department
References
External links Official website (in French)