Le Mourillon is a neighbourhood to the east of the French city of

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 th ...

, near the entrance to the ''Rade'' or

roadstead A roadstead (or ''roads'' – the earlier form) is a body of water sheltered from rip currents, spring tides, or ocean swell where ships can lie reasonably safely at anchor without dragging or snatching.United States Army technical manual, TM 5- ...

. It was once a fishing village, and then became the home of many of the officers of the French fleet and to part of the

naval dockyard A naval base, navy base, or military port is a military base, where warships and naval ships are docked when they have no mission at sea or need to restock. Ships may also undergo repairs. Some naval bases are temporary homes to aircraft that us ...

. Mourillon has a small fishing port, next to a 16th-century fort, Fort Saint Louis, which was reconstructed by Vauban.Michel Vergé-Franceschi, ''Toulon - Port Royal (1481-1789''. Tallandier: Paris, 2002. In the 1970s the city of Toulon built a series of sheltered sandy beaches in Mourillon, which today are very popular with the Toulonais and with naval families. The Museum of Asian Art is located in a house on the waterfront near Fort St. Louis.

History

Points of interest

Jardin d'acclimatation du Mourillon The Jardin d'acclimatation du Mourillon (8,000 m²) is a municipal botanical garden located at 1053 Littoral Frédéric Mistral, Le Mourillon, Toulon, Var (department), Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. It is open daily without charge. The ...

Sport

*Union sportive du Mourillon club de rugby à XV. *Cadets 2006/2007 Demi-Finalistes Teulière B *Cadets 2007/2008 Eliminated in the 16éme of Final Teulière B

References

External links

Site of the quarterHistory, old post cards of the district of Le Mourillon
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