Toulon facts for kids
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Toulon
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Prefecture and commune
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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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Country | France | ||
Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | ||
Department | Var | ||
Arrondissement | Toulon | ||
Canton | Toulon-1, 2, 3 and 4 | ||
Intercommunality | CA Toulon Provence Méditerranée | ||
Area
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42.84 km2 (16.54 sq mi) | ||
Population
(2011)
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163,974 | ||
• Density | 3,827.6/km2 (9,913.4/sq mi) | ||
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | ||
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | ||
INSEE/Postal code |
83137 /83000
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Elevation | 0–589 m (0–1,932 ft) (avg. 1 m or 3.3 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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 190 kilometres (120 miles) from the Italian border.
Education
- Le Chevallier à découvert, Jean-Pierre Thiollet, Laurens Ed., 1998. ISBN: 2-911838-51-3
Images for kids
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Barbarossa's Ottoman fleet, of the Regency of Algiers, wintering in the harbour of Toulon in 1543, with the Tour Royale (bottom right).
See also
In Spanish: Tolón para niños
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