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Métropole Toulon Provence Méditerranée
The Métropole Toulon Provence Méditerranée is the ''métropole'', an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Toulon. It is located in the Var department, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, southeastern France. It was created in January 2018, replacing the ''communauté d'agglomération'' that had been created in December 2001. Its area is 366.4 km2. Its population was 438,985 in 2018, of which 176,198 in Toulon proper.Comparateur de territoire INSEE. 4 April 2022. Composition The métropole consists of the following 12 communes:[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toulon
Toulon (, , ; oc, label= Provençal, Tolon , , ) is a city on the French Riviera and a large port on the Mediterranean coast, with a major naval base. Located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, and the Provence province, Toulon 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. It is the centre of an urban unit with 580,281 inhabitants (2018), the ninth largest in France. Toulon is the third-largest French city on the Mediterranean coast after Marseille and Nice. Toulon is an important centre for naval construction, fishing, wine making, and the manufacture of aeronautical equipment, armaments, maps, paper, tobacco, printing, shoes, and electronic equipment. The military port of Toulon is the major naval centre on France's Mediterranean coast, home of the French aircraft carrier ''Charles de Gaulle'' and her battle group. The French Mediterranean Fleet is based in Toulon. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Garde, Var
La Garde (; Provençal Occitan: ''La Garda'') is a seaside commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. It is located in the Métropole Toulon Provence Méditerranée, east of the city of Toulon. In 2019, it had a population of 25,505. History The name derives from the town's ancient origins, meaning "The Guard". It is mentioned in 1056, when its castle was a fief of the Bishops of Toulon; they kept it until the 13th century, when it was handed over to the Castellanes, then the lords of Glandevès and the Thomas. Today only a tower and the chapel remain of the castle. La Garde was repeatedly invaded during the French Wars of Religion. In 1707 it was sacked by Savoyard troops. Demographics International relations La Garde, Var is twinned with: See also *Communes of the Var department The following is a list of the 153 communes of the Var department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunaliti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Valette-du-Var
La Valette-du-Var (Provençal language, Provençal Occitan language, Occitan: ''La Valeta'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Var (département), Var Departments of France, department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region in southeastern France. Population Notable people The village cemetery contains the grave of Joseph Pujol, who died in 1945 and who, under his stage name of "Le Pétomane", was a famous flatulist. Twin towns – sister cities La Valette-du-Var is Sister city, twinned with: * Bocșa, Romania (1990) * Gmina Krościenko nad Dunajcem, Krościenko nad Dunajcem, Poland (2005) * Liévin, France (2001) * Novocherkassk, Russia (1992) * Somma Lombardo, Italy (1997) * Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany (1974) See also *Communes of the Var department References External linksOfficial website (in French) Communes of Var (department) {{Var-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Six-Fours-les-Plages
Six-Fours-les-Plages (; oc, Sièis Forns lei Plaias, Sièis Four in provençal), is a Communes of France, commune in the Var (département), Var Departments of France, department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region in southeastern France. Inhabitants of Six-Fours-les-Plages refer to themselves as "Six-Fournais". It is located in the Métropole Toulon Provence Méditerranée, and is southwest of the main city of Toulon. Features The city offers several points of interest. The fort on the hill that dominates the city neighbours an eleventh-century chapel, St Peter "collégiale". There are also nice beaches from the very popular "brutal beach", famous for windsurfing to the secret cove in the Sicié massif. The Île des Embiez is the site of an oceanographic research centre, and the smaller Île Gaou is where concerts are organised every summer. Population Notable people from Six-Fours-les-Plages *Jean-Claude Mas – founder of Poly Implant Prothèse (PI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Seyne-sur-Mer
La Seyne-sur-Mer (; "La Seyne on Sea"; oc, La Sanha), or simply La Seyne, is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. In 2018, it had a population of 62,888. La Seyne-sur-Mer, which is part of the agglomeration of Toulon, is situated adjacent to the west of the city. Demographics The population data in the table and graph below refer to the commune of La Seyne-sur-Mer proper, in its geography at the given years. The commune ceded territory to the new commune of Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer in 1950. Economy La Seyne-sur-Mer owed its importance to the shipbuilding trade, the Société des Forges et Chantiers de la Mediterranée having here one of the finest shipbuilding yards in Europe (it is a branch of the larger establishment at Marseille), which gave employment to about 3,000 workers. In recent years the town has moved from its traditional industries to tourism. The docks previously used have had extensive work and now ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer
Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer (, "Saint-Mandrier on Sea"; oc, Sant Mandrier de Mar), commonly referred to simply as Saint-Mandrier (former official name), is a commune in the southeastern French department of Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. In 2018, it had a population of 5,979. Across the harbour from the military port of Toulon, first naval base in Europe by size and homeport of the aircraft carrier ''Charles de Gaulle'', flagship of the French Navy, Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer is home to a fishing port of its own, tucked into a small inlet. Its inhabitants are called ''Mandréens'' (masculine) and ''Mandréennes'' (feminine). History Situated on the Isle de Sépet until a causeway was constructed between 1630 and 1657, what is now the town shows evidence of long habitation. A Phoenician tower once stood on the island, while the area was cleared for farming in the 6th century. The Phoenician tower was converted to a Christian chapel in 566 and the church of Saint-Honorat was buil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Revest-les-Eaux
Le Revest-les-Eaux (; oc, Lo Revèst leis Aigas) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. See also *Communes of the Var department The following is a list of the 153 communes of the Var department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Var (department) {{Var-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Pradet
Le Pradet (; oc, Lo Pradet) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. Olive oil, vegetables and wine grape A grape is a fruit, botanically a berry, of the deciduous woody vines of the flowering plant genus ''Vitis''. Grapes are a non- climacteric type of fruit, generally occurring in clusters. The cultivation of grapes began perhaps 8,000 years ago, ... (including rare Tibouren variety used for rose wine) are produced in the local farms. Population International relations Le Pradet, is Twin towns and sister cities, twinned with Gelnica, Slovakia. See also *Communes of the Var department References External links * http://www.le-pradet.fr/ Official home page of the commune * https://www.besport.com/l/GjGR0kNj The commune’s basketball team’s website * http://volleypradetlagarde.fr/ The commune’s volleyball team’s website * https://www.allocine.fr/seance/salle_gen_csalle=P1062.html The commune’s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ollioules
Ollioules (; oc, Oliulas) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It is a western suburb of Toulon. Population Notable people * Christophe Castaner (born 1966), lawyer and politician * Josuha Guilavogui (born 1990), footballer * Adrien Frasse-Sombet (born 1983), classical cellist Twin towns Ollioules is twinned with: * Weiler-Simmerberg, Germany, since 2004-2005 * Alto Reno Terme, Italy since 1987 See also *Communes of the Var department The following is a list of the 153 communes of the Var department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Var (department) {{Var-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyères
Hyères (), Provençal Occitan: ''Ieras'' in classical norm, or ''Iero'' in Mistralian norm) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. The old town lies from the sea clustered around the Castle of Saint Bernard, which is set on a hill. Between the old town and the sea lies the pine-covered hill of Costebelle, which overlooks the peninsula of Giens. Hyères is the oldest resort on the French Riviera. History Hellenic Olbia The Hellenic city of ''Olbia'' ( grc-gre, Ὀλβία) was refounded on the Phoenician settlement that dated to the fourth century BC; Olbia is mentioned by the geographer StraboIV.1.5 as a city of the Massiliotes that was fortified "against the tribe of the Salyes and against those Ligures who live in the Alps". Greek and Roman antiquities have been found in the area. Middle Ages The first reference to the town Hyères dates from 963. Originally a possession of the Viscount of Marseilles, it was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Crau
La Crau (; oc, La Crau d'Ieras) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. Population Twin towns La Crau is twinned with: * Villeneuve, Vaud, Switzerland, since 1987 * Rosà, Italy, since 2006 * Schallstadt, since 2018 See also *Communes of the Var department The following is a list of the 153 communes of the Var department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Var (department) {{Var-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Métropole
A ''métropole'' (French for "metropolis") is an administrative entity in France, in which several communes cooperate, and which has the right to levy local tax, an ''établissement public de coopération intercommunale à fiscalité propre''. It is the most integrated form of intercommunality in France, more than the ''communauté urbaine'', the ''communauté d'agglomération'' and the ''Communauté de communes''. The métropoles were created by a law of January 2014. As of July 2019, there are 20 métropoles, and 2 métropoles with special status (all in metropolitan France).BANATIC Périmètre des EPCI à fiscalité propre. Accessed 2018-04-25. The is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
