Toulon
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.
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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 | ||
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Coat of arms of Toulon | |
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| 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. | ||
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Education
More reading
- Le Chevallier à découvert, Jean-Pierre Thiollet, Laurens Ed., 1998. ISBN 2-911838-51-3
Toulon Media
- Toulon Cathedral Exterior.jpg
Toulon Cathedral (11th to 18th centuries)
- Tour royale.jpg
The Tour Royale (16th century)
- Barbarossa fleet wintering in Toulon 1543.jpg
Barbarossa's Ottoman fleet, of the Regency of Algiers, wintering in the harbour of Toulon in 1543, with the Tour Royale (bottom right).
The Toulon Opera House (1862)
- Université de Toulon batiment R.JPG
A view of the University campus
- Toulon 1850.jpg
View of Toulon, France
- Hôtel Ville Toulon 1.jpg
- Toulon place de la liberté-fontaine.jpg
France, Var (83), Toulon, Place de la liberté
View of Toulon, the Arsenal and Mount Faron from the Harbour.
- Wikipedia-porte-italie.jpg
The Porte d'Italie, built by Vauban. Napoleon departed from this gate in 1796 on his Italian campaign.
Other websites
Media related to Toulon at Wikimedia Commons
