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[préfecture)]|mandat=
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Toulon (
[Provençal Occitan:
Tolon in classical norm or
Touloun in Mistralian norm) is a city in southern
France and a large military harbour on the Mediterranean coast, with a major French naval base. Located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur
région in France, Toulon is the
préfecture (capital) of the
Var (département) département in France, in the former provinces of France of Provence.
The population of the city (Commune in France) at the
2004 estimate was 168,639 inhabitants. The population of the whole metropolitan area (in French:
aire urbaine) at the 2007 estimate was 608,189 inhabitants.
Toulon is an important centre for naval constructions, fishing, wine making, and the manufacture of aeronautical equipment, armaments, maps, paper, tobacco, printing, shoes and electronic equipment.
History
In ancient times the area of Toulon was colonized by the
Ligures, and was called
Telo Martius by the
Ancient Rome after their colonization. They had a naval signal station on the gulf shores. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire it was frequently attacked by Saracen pirates.
At the time of King Charles VIII of France it became a site of naval constructions, starting also its traditional military role.
Toulon was used as an Ottoman naval base under admiral
Barbarossa (Ottoman admiral) during the winter of 1543-1544. To facilitate the Turkish crews, the Christian population had been evacuated.
The military harbour was later fortified by
Cardinal Richelieu, Jean-Baptiste Colbert and Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban.It witnessed the naval
Battle of Toulon (1707), part of the War of Spanish Succession, and the
Battle of Toulon (1744).
Napoleon Bonaparte rose to fame after his decisive role at the Siege of Toulon in 1793.
After the
Allied landings in
North Africa (Operation Torch) the German Army occupied southern France (
Case Anton), leading to the Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon 27 November 1942.
Today, Toulon is the major
navy centre on France's Mediterranean coast home of the French Navy airplane carrier
Charles de Gaulle (R 91) and her battle group. The
French Mediterranean Fleet is based in Toulon.
Ecclesiastical history
See also diocese of Toulon.
The legend which states that a certain Cleon, who accompanied
St. Lazarus to Gaul, was the founder of the Church of Toulon, is based on an
apocryphal document composed in the fourteenth century and ascribed to a sixth-century bishop named Didier.
Honoratus and Gratianus of Toulon (Gratien), according to the "Gallia Christiana", were the first bishops of Toulon whose names are known to history, but Duchesne gives
Augustalis as the first historical bishop. He assisted at councils in 441 and 442 and signed in 449 and 450 the letters addressed to Pope Leo I from the province of Arles.
A Cyprian of Toulon, disciple and biographer of
Caesarius of Arles, is also mentioned as a Bishop of Toulon. His episcopate, begun in 524, had not come to an end in 541; he converted to Catholicism two Visigoths chiefs, Mandrier and Flavian, who became
anchorites and martyrs on the peninsula of
Mandrier.
Main sights
Much of the historical town was destroyed during
World War II. Site remainings include:
- The Toulon Cathedral, founded in 1906.
- The rebuilt church of Sain-Louis.
- The Opéra de Toulon, the largest of the province.
- The Tour royale.
- The Watch Tower.
- National Museum of the Navy.
- Museums of Art and Asian Arts.
Culture
Toulon is home to the largest High School of France (Lycée Dumont D'Urville) and the largest opera house after Paris.
Literary
Toulon figures prominently in
Victor Hugo's
Les Misérables. It is the location of the infamous prison in which the protagonist Jean Valjean spends 19 years in hard labour. Toulon is also the birthplace of the novel's antagonist, Javert, and the place where Valjean and Javert first meet.
Gastronomy
- Mediterranean cuisine and from Provence
- The cade toulonnaise, spéciality composed of à chickpea flour
- The Chichi Frégi, kind of donut from Provence
Sport
The region is famous for being the host of the finals of the annual Toulon Tournament - a football (soccer) tournament of under 20 national players from around the whole world. The city's top football club is Sporting Toulon Var, currently playing in the third level of French Football (
Championnat National). Famous players such as David Ginola, Delio Onis, Jean Tigana, Christian Dalger or more recently Sebastien Squillacci formerly played for Sporting.
The region is home to rugby union club RC Toulon, currently playing in
Rugby Pro D2 at the Stade Mayol and Hyères-Toulon Var Basket, playing at the top of the Pro A.
Events
Cultural events
Sports
- National Football French Championship
- Basketball French Championship Pro A
- Women Handball French Championship
- Hockey French Championship
- Rugby French Championship Pro D2
- Toulon tournament in football
Famous people
Toulon was the birthplace of:
Bibliography
- Maurice Arreckx, Vivre sa ville, Paris, La Table ronde, 1982 ; Toulon, ma passion, 1985
- Jean-Pierre Thiollet, Le Chevallier à découvert, Paris, Laurens, 1998
Twin cities
- La Spezia, Italy, since 1958
- Mannheim, Germany, since 1958
- Norfolk, Virginia, USA, since 1988
- Kronstadt, Russia, since 1996
- Khemisset, Morocco, since 2005
External links
- Official website
- unofficial website
Toulon photos
- Yaquoi, Toulon's cultural webzine.
- Toulonnais.com : the monuments, the history, the plans of the city of Toulon. Many photographes inside.
- Toulon information
- Cuverville, Toulon's satirical paper
- Le Mourillon d'antan, views of Le Mourillon district through old post cards, history of Arsenal du Mourillon.
{{French commune|nomcommune=Toulon|map=Toulon dot.png|région=Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (
[préfecture)]|mandat=
2001-
2008|lat_long=|alt moy=1 m |alt mini=0 m |alt maxi=589 m |hectares=4,284|km²= 42.84|sans= 168.639|date-sans=1999|dens=3,750 |date-dens=1999-->.
Toulon ([Provençal Occitan:
Tolon in classical norm or
Touloun in Mistralian norm) is a city in southern
France and a large military harbour on the Mediterranean coast, with a major French naval base. Located in the
Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur région in France, Toulon is the
préfecture (capital) of the
Var (département) département in France, in the former
provinces of France of
Provence.
The population of the city (
Commune in France) at the
2004 estimate was 168,639 inhabitants. The population of the whole metropolitan area (in French:
aire urbaine) at the 2007 estimate was 608,189 inhabitants.
Toulon is an important centre for naval constructions, fishing, wine making, and the manufacture of aeronautical equipment, armaments, maps, paper, tobacco, printing, shoes and electronic equipment.
History
In ancient times the area of Toulon was colonized by the Ligures, and was called
Telo Martius by the Ancient Rome after their colonization. They had a naval signal station on the gulf shores. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire it was frequently attacked by Saracen pirates.
At the time of King
Charles VIII of France it became a site of naval constructions, starting also its traditional military role.
Toulon was used as an Ottoman naval base under admiral Barbarossa (Ottoman admiral) during the winter of 1543-
1544. To facilitate the Turkish crews, the Christian population had been evacuated.
The military harbour was later fortified by
Cardinal Richelieu, Jean-Baptiste Colbert and Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban.It witnessed the naval Battle of Toulon (1707), part of the
War of Spanish Succession, and the
Battle of Toulon (1744).
Napoleon Bonaparte rose to fame after his decisive role at the Siege of Toulon in 1793.
After the Allied landings in North Africa (
Operation Torch) the German Army occupied southern France (
Case Anton), leading to the
Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon 27 November 1942.
Today, Toulon is the major navy centre on France's Mediterranean coast home of the French Navy airplane carrier
Charles de Gaulle (R 91) and her battle group. The French Mediterranean Fleet is based in Toulon.
Ecclesiastical history
See also diocese of Toulon.
The legend which states that a certain Cleon, who accompanied St. Lazarus to Gaul, was the founder of the Church of Toulon, is based on an apocryphal document composed in the fourteenth century and ascribed to a sixth-century bishop named Didier.
Honoratus and Gratianus of Toulon (Gratien), according to the "Gallia Christiana", were the first bishops of Toulon whose names are known to history, but Duchesne gives Augustalis as the first historical bishop. He assisted at councils in 441 and 442 and signed in 449 and 450 the letters addressed to
Pope Leo I from the province of Arles.
A Cyprian of Toulon, disciple and biographer of Caesarius of Arles, is also mentioned as a Bishop of Toulon. His episcopate, begun in 524, had not come to an end in 541; he converted to Catholicism two
Visigoths chiefs, Mandrier and Flavian, who became anchorites and martyrs on the peninsula of Mandrier.
Main sights
Much of the historical town was destroyed during
World War II. Site remainings include:
- The Toulon Cathedral, founded in 1906.
- The rebuilt church of Sain-Louis.
- The Opéra de Toulon, the largest of the province.
- The Tour royale.
- The Watch Tower.
- National Museum of the Navy.
- Museums of Art and Asian Arts.
Culture
Toulon is home to the largest High School of France (Lycée Dumont D'Urville) and the largest opera house after Paris.
Literary
Toulon figures prominently in Victor Hugo's
Les Misérables. It is the location of the infamous prison in which the protagonist Jean Valjean spends 19 years in hard labour. Toulon is also the birthplace of the novel's antagonist, Javert, and the place where Valjean and Javert first meet.
Gastronomy
- Mediterranean cuisine and from Provence
- The cade toulonnaise, spéciality composed of à chickpea flour
- The Chichi Frégi, kind of donut from Provence
Sport
The region is famous for being the host of the finals of the annual
Toulon Tournament - a
football (soccer) tournament of under 20 national players from around the whole world. The city's top football club is Sporting Toulon Var, currently playing in the third level of French Football (
Championnat National). Famous players such as David Ginola, Delio Onis, Jean Tigana, Christian Dalger or more recently Sebastien Squillacci formerly played for Sporting.
The region is home to rugby union club RC Toulon, currently playing in
Rugby Pro D2 at the Stade Mayol and Hyères-Toulon Var Basket, playing at the top of the Pro A.
Events
Cultural events
Sports
- National Football French Championship
- Basketball French Championship Pro A
- Women Handball French Championship
- Hockey French Championship
- Rugby French Championship Pro D2
- Toulon tournament in football
Famous people
Toulon was the birthplace of:
Bibliography
- Maurice Arreckx, Vivre sa ville, Paris, La Table ronde, 1982 ; Toulon, ma passion, 1985
- Jean-Pierre Thiollet, Le Chevallier à découvert, Paris, Laurens, 1998
Twin cities
- La Spezia, Italy, since 1958
- Mannheim, Germany, since 1958
- Norfolk, Virginia, USA, since 1988
- Kronstadt, Russia, since 1996
- Khemisset, Morocco, since 2005
External links
- Official website
- unofficial website
Toulon photos
- Yaquoi, Toulon's cultural webzine.
- Toulonnais.com : the monuments, the history, the plans of the city of Toulon. Many photographes inside.
- Toulon information
- Cuverville, Toulon's satirical paper
- Le Mourillon d'antan, views of Le Mourillon district through old post cards, history of Arsenal du Mourillon.
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