Toulon
capital city of Var department, Southern France
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Summary
Toulon is a commune of France[1]. Toulon ranks in the top 0.1% of commune of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,144 views/month, #31 of 31,031).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: arrondissement of Toulon[3], canton of Toulon-5[4], canton of Toulon-6[5], canton of Toulon-7[6], canton of Toulon-8[7], canton of Toulon-9[8], Var[9]
- Country: France[10]
- Head of government: Hubert Falco[11]
- Instance of: big city[12]
- Shares border with: Évenos[13], La Garde[14], Ollioules[15], Le Revest-les-Eaux[16], La Valette-du-Var[17]
- Flag: flag of Toulon[18]
- Twinned administrative body: Mannheim[19], La Spezia[20], Norfolk, Virginia[21], Kronstadt[22], Herzliya[23]
- Postal code: 83000[24], 83100[25], 83200[26]
- Commons category: Toulon[27]
- Licence plate code: 83[28]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[29], UTC+02:00[30]
- Archives at: archives municipales de Toulon[31]
- Significant event: Siege of Toulon[32]
- Official website: https://toulon.fr/[33]
- Topic's main category: Category:Toulon[34]
- Commons gallery: Toulon[35]
- Population: 163,760[36], 165,584[37], 167,479[38], 171,643[39], 171,953[40], 176,198[41], 178,745[42], 179,659[43], 180,452[44], 180,834[45], 179,116[46]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Toulon[47]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Toulon[48]
- Phone number: +33-4-94-36-30-00[49]
- Described by source: Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[50], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[51], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[52], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[53], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[54], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[55], Meyer’s Universum, Dreizehnter Band[56]
- Capital of: Var[57], arrondissement of Toulon[58], canton of Toulon-6[59]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Toulon include Toulon-Hyères Airport[60], an airport[61], in France[62].
Why It Matters
Toulon has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[63] Toulon is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]
Entities named for Toulon include Toulon-Hyères Airport[60], an airport[61], in France[62].