Departmental Council of Var

The Departmental Council of Var (French: Conseil départemental du Var) is the deliberative assembly of the French department of Var. The departmental council, currently chaired by Jean-Louis Masson of The Republicans and composed of 46 departmental councillors, elected in 23 cantons,^[1] sits in Toulon.

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

History

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 socialist Édouard Soldani (nearly 30 years).^[3]

Composition

Political map of the cantons of Var (2021)

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

Vice-Presidents

Order	Name[5]	Party[6]		Canton of election[6]
1st	Jean Louis Masson		LR	La Garde
2nd	Nathalie Bicais		LR	La Seyne-sur-Mer-2
3rd	Louis Reynier		LR	Flayosc
4th	Laetitia Quilici		LR	Ollioules
5th	Didier Brémond		DVD	Brignoles
6th	Andree Samat		LR	Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer
7th	Yannick Chenevard		LR	Toulon-4
8th	Manon Fortias		LR	Toulon-3
9th	Thierry Albertini		LR	Toulon-3
10th	Patricia Arnould		DVD	La Crau
11th	Bruno Aycard		LR	Solliès-Pont
12th	Christine Niccoletti		DVC	Draguignan
13th	Dominique Lain		DVD	Le Luc