Toulon

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Toulon is a city in the south of France. It has about 170,000 people. Toulon is the prefecture of Var. Toulon is the third biggest city of the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur after Marseille and Nice. It is the main base of the Mediterranean Sea fleet of the French Navy. It is 190 kilometres (120 miles) from the Italian border.

Toulon

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Top left: Toulon Opera House, Top right: Mayol Stadium (Le Stade du Mayol), 2nd: Panoramic view of downtown Toulon and its port, 3rd left: Place de la Liberté, 3rd right: The beaches of Mourillon, Bottom left: The cable car to Mount Faron, Bottom right: Fort Saint-Louis
Flag of Toulon
Coat of arms of Toulon
Administration
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Var
Arrondissement Toulon
Canton Toulon-1, 2, 3 and 4
Intercommunality CA Toulon Provence Méditerranée
Mayor Hubert Falco
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 0–589 m (0–1,932 ft)
(avg. 1 m/3.3 ft)
Land area1 42.84 km2 (16.54 sq mi)
Population2 163,974  (2011)
 - Density 3,828/km2 (9,910/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 83137/ 83000
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Education

More reading

  • Le Chevallier à découvert, Jean-Pierre Thiollet, Laurens Ed., 1998. ISBN 2-911838-51-3

Toulon Media

Other websites

  Media related to Toulon at Wikimedia Commons