Toulon
Sign in to saveToulon (, , ; , , ) is a city in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France. Located on the French Riviera and the historical Provence, it is the prefecture of the Var department.
AI overview
Toulon is a city located in southeastern France on the French Riviera, serving as the administrative center (prefecture) of the Var department. It is situated in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, which is known for its Mediterranean location and historical significance to the Provence area.
AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.
Weather now
cached 16h ago19°overcast clouds
72% 2.2 m/s OpenWeatherMap
7-day forecast
via Open-Meteo
Place details
- Locality
- Toulon
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Country
- France
- Population
- 168,701
Article
30 sectionsContents
- History
- Prehistory to the Roman era
- Arrival of Christianity and the Counts of Provence
- Royal port (15th–18th centuries)
- 19th century
- 20th century
- Main sights
- Old Town
- Fountains of Old Toulon
- Upper Town of Georges-Eugène Haussmann
- Harbour and Arsenal
- Le Mourillon
- Mount Faron
- Vauban's fortifications
- Museums
- Other points of interest
- Climate
- Population
- Education
- Literature
- Transport
- Gastronomy
- Sport
- Notable residents
- International relations
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- Notes
- External links
Toulon (, , ; , , ) is a city in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France. Located on the French Riviera and the historical Provence, it is the prefecture of the Var department.
The Commune of Toulon has a population of 176,198 people (2018), making it France's 13th-largest city, and third most populous French city on the Mediterranean, after Marseille and Nice. It is the centre of an urban unit with 580,281 inhabitants (2018), the ninth largest in France by population.