Toulon
Toulon (French pronunciation: [tu.lɔ̃]; Provençal Occitan: Tolon in clessical norm or Touloun in Mistralian norm) is a ceety in soothren Fraunce an a muckle militar harbour on the Mediterranean coast, wi a major French naval base.
Toulon | |
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 Tap left:Toulon Opera Hoose, Tap richt:Mayol Stadium (Le Stade du Mayol), 2nt:Panoramic view o dountoun Toulon an its port, 3rd left: Place de la Liberté, 3rd richt: The beaches o Mourillon, Bottom left:The cable car tae Moont Faron, Bottom richt:Fort Saint-Louis | |
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  Toulon Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region  Toulon | |
| Coordinates: 43°08′N 5°55′E / 43.13°N 5.92°ECoordinates: 43°08′N 5°55′E / 43.13°N 5.92°E | |
| Kintra | Fraunce |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Depairtment | Var |
| Arrondissement | Toulon |
| Intercommunality | Toulon Provence Méditerranée |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Hubert Falco |
| Area 1 | 42.84 km2 (16.54 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)2 | 163,974 |
| • Density | 3,800/km2 (9,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 83137 /83000 |
| Elevation | 0–589 m (0–1,932 ft) (avg. 1 m or 3.3 ft) |
| 1 French Laund Register data, that excludes lochs, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) an river estuaries. 2 Population withoot dooble coontin: residents o multiple communes (e.g., students an militar personnel) anerly coontit ance. | |
Internaitional relations
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References
eedit- ↑ "Jumelages: Toulon et ses villes jumelées" (in French). Mairie d'honneur de Toulon. Retrieved 15 Februar 2015.
- ↑ "Partner und Freundesstädte". Stadt Mannheim (in German). Retrieved 26 Julie 2013.