Salernes (; ) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. Notable people Paul Cotte (1825-1907), politician Jacques de Bourbon Busset (1912-2001), novelist, essayist and diplomat Serge Santucci (born 1944), sculptor See also Communes of the Var department References Communes of Var (department)