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
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
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

Twin touns – sister ceeties

Toulon is twinned wi:^[1]

• La Spezia, Italy, syne 1958
• Mannheim, Germany, syne 1958^[2]
• Norfolk, Unitit States, syne 1988
• Kronstadt, Rousie, syne 1996

References

1. "Jumelages: Toulon et ses villes jumelées" (in French). Mairie d'honneur de Toulon. Retrieved 15 Februar 2015.
2. "Partner und Freundesstädte". Stadt Mannheim (in German). Retrieved 26 Julie 2013.