Arrondissement of Toulon facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Arrondissement of Toulon
Arrondissement of France
Toulon in Var
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Var
Communes	32
Prefecture	Toulon
INSEE code	832
Area
• Total	1,295.8 km2 (500.3 sq mi)
Population  (2014)
• Total	565,669
• Density	436.540/km2 (1,130.63/sq mi)

The Arrondissement of Toulon is like a large district in France. It is part of the Var department, which is in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. The main city and capital of this district is Toulon.

History of Toulon Arrondissement

The Arrondissement of Toulon has been around for a long time. It was first created in 1800. This was when the Var department itself was formed.

Where is Toulon Arrondissement?

The Arrondissement of Toulon is located in the southern part of the Var department. It has different areas around it:

• To the north, it borders the Brignoles Arrondissement.
• To the east, it touches the Draguignan Arrondissement.
• To the south, it meets the beautiful Mediterranean Sea.
• To the west, it is next to the Bouches-du-Rhône department.

Even though it is the smallest district in the Var department by land size (about 1,295.8 square kilometers), it is home to the most people. In 2014, about 565,669 people lived here.

Parts of Toulon Arrondissement

The Arrondissement of Toulon is made up of smaller areas called cantons and communes.

Cantons in Toulon Arrondissement

Cantons are like smaller voting areas. After some changes in France, cantons can sometimes include towns from different arrondissements.

The Arrondissement of Toulon has 14 cantons. Four of these cantons also include towns that are not fully within the Toulon Arrondissement.

• La Crau (partly)
• La Garde
• Garéoult (partly)
• Hyères
• Le Luc (partly)
• Ollioules
• Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer (partly)
• La Seyne-sur-Mer-1
• La Seyne-sur-Mer-2
• Solliès-Pont
• Toulon-1
• Toulon-2
• Toulon-3
• Toulon-4

Communes in Toulon Arrondissement

Communes are like towns or villages. The Arrondissement of Toulon has 32 communes. Here are some of them:

• Bandol
• Le Beausset
• Belgentier
• Bormes-les-Mimosas
• La Cadière-d'Azur
• Carqueiranne
• Le Castellet
• Collobrières
• La Crau
• Cuers
• Évenos
• La Farlède
• La Garde
• Hyères
• Le Lavandou
• La Londe-les-Maures
• Ollioules
• Pierrefeu-du-Var
• Le Pradet
• Le Revest-les-Eaux
• Riboux
• Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer
• Sanary-sur-Mer
• La Seyne-sur-Mer
• Signes
• Six-Fours-les-Plages
• Solliès-Pont
• Solliès-Toucas
• Solliès-Ville
• Toulon
• La Valette-du-Var
• Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer

Here are the communes with the most people living in them (based on 2014 numbers):

Related pages

• Arrondissements of the Var department
• List of arrondissements of France

See also

In Spanish: Distrito de Tolón para niños