Departmental Council of Var Conseil départemental du Var
Logo of the Council
Established	4 March 1790
Leadership
President	Jean-Louis Masson, LR since 26 October 2022
Elections
First election	3 July 1848
Last election	1 July 2021
Meeting place
Toulon
Website
www.var.fr/home

TheDepartmental Council of Var (French:Conseil départemental du Var) is thedeliberative assembly of theFrench department ofVar. The departmental council, currently chaired byJean-Louis Masson ofThe Republicans and composed of 46 departmental councillors, elected in23 cantons,^[1] sits inToulon.

The Var departmental council was founded on March 4, 1790, following the creation of the French departments by decree of December 22, 1789^[2] taken by the Constituent Assembly to replace the provinces of France. In 1985,Maurice Arreckx, deputy mayor of Toulon, was elected president of the General Council of Var, thus ending the presidency of the socialistÉdouard Soldani (nearly 30 years).^[3]

Composition (by party)^[4]

Party	Acronym		Seats
Majority (44 seats)
The Republicans		LR	28
Miscellaneous right		DVD	14
Miscellaneous centre		DVC	2
Opposition (2 seats)
National Rally		RN	2

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