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La Seyne-sur-Mer (; "La Seyne on Sea"; ), or simply La Seyne, is a commune in the Var department in the
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (commonly shortened to PACA), also known as Région Sud, is one of the eighteen Regions of France, administrative regions of France, located at the far southeastern point of the Metropolitan France, mainland. The main P ...
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in Southeastern
France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...
. La Seyne-sur-Mer, which is part of the agglomeration of
Toulon Toulon (, , ; , , ) is a city in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France. Located on the French Riviera and the historical Provence, it is the prefecture of the Var (department), Var department. The Commune of Toulon h ...
, 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

In earlier decades, La Seyne-sur-Mer owed its importance to the
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trade, the Société des Forges et Chantiers de la Mediterranée having here one of the finest
shipbuilding Shipbuilding is the construction of ships and other Watercraft, floating vessels. In modern times, it normally takes place in a specialized facility known as a shipyard. Shipbuilders, also called shipwrights, follow a specialized occupation th ...
yards in Europe (it was a branch of the larger establishment at
Marseille Marseille (; ; see #Name, below) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Bouches-du-Rhône and of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region. Situated in the ...
), 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 comprise a park, marinas and a new (2010) hotel overlooking Toulon and the marinas. The population is diverse in origins and the outer suburbs are undergoing a transformation with old multi storey apartments being replaced with modern developments. La Seyne has a railway station, Gare de La Seyne-Six-Fours, on the line from Toulon to Marseille.
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's "Osiris class"
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s, later destroyed by Israel in
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, were built in La Seyne-sur-Mer.


Buildings and structures

* The Hôtel de Ville completed in 1959 * Pont basculant de la Seyne-sur-Mer, a former
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* Institut Michel-Pacha, a building in the néo-mauresque style which hosted a research laboratory in marine biology from 1900 until 2008.


Personalities linked to La Seyne-sur-Mer

* Jean Gaspard de Vence (1747–1808) *
Napoléon Bonaparte Napoleon Bonaparte (born Napoleone di Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French general and statesman who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led Military career ...
(1769–1821) *
George Sand Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin de Francueil (; 1 July 1804 â€“ 8 June 1876), best known by her pen name George Sand (), was a French novelist, memoirist and journalist. Being more renowned than either Victor Hugo or Honoré de Balz ...
(1804–1876) * Michel Pacha (1819–1907) * Henri Rieunier (1833–1918) * Maurice Tranchant de Lunel (1869-1944), French architect died in La Seyne * Jean Marquet (1883–1954) * Henri Olive Tamari (1898–1980) * Édouard Jauffret (1900–1945) * Fernand Bonifay (1920–1993) * Gabriel Pérès (1920–2004) * Pierre Moustiers (1924–2016) * Johannès Galland (1934) *
Henri Tisot Henri Tisot (1 June 1937 – 6 August 2011) was a French actor, writer, and humorist. He was best known for playing Adolf Hitler in the farcical film ''The Fuhrer Runs Amok'', for his parodies of the speeches of General Charles de Gaulle, and for ...
(1937–2011) * Andrzej "André" Orliński (1954), Polish adventurer, musician and philosopher * Valerie Hirschfield (1964) * Léon Loppy (1966) * Marcus Malte (1967) * Frédéric Meyrieu (1968) * Gérald Orsoni (1972) * Patrice Collazo (1974) * Marc Zanotti (1975) * Sylvain Prudhomme (1979), French writer *
Sébastien Squillaci Sébastien Jean-Baptiste Squillaci (born 11 August 1980) is a French former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. From 2004 to 2010, he played 21 matches for the France national team while also making three appearances for the C ...
(1980) * Mohamed Sy (1980) * Camille Traversa (1981) * Pascal Ragondet (1983) * John Revox (1983) * Sébastien Bisciglia (1984) * Alexis Farjaudon (1985) * Bafétimbi Gomis (1985), footballer currently playing for
Al-Hilal FC Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club (), simply known as Al-Hilal, is a professional multi-sports club based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Their Association football, football team competes in the Saudi Pro League. In Arabic, Al-Hilal means "the Crescent Mo ...
* Fabien Lamatina (1985) * Pier-Nicol Feldis (1986) * Jérôme J. Dufourg (1986) * Bruno Lancelle (1986) * Emmanuel Ragondet (1987) * Jonathan Tornato (1989) * Mickaël Ivaldi (1990) *
Nampalys Mendy Nampalys Mendy (born 23 June 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ligue 1 club Lens. Born in France, he represents Senegal at international level. Due to his small stature, simple distribution, and reliable ...
(1992) * Gaël Fickou (1994)


See also

*
Communes of the Var department The following is a list of the 153 Communes of France, communes of the Var (department), Var Departments of France, department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2025 ...


References


External links


Official website

LaSeyne.Info

Tourist office website

Personal website about the history of La Seyne-sur-Mer

Website about the history and directory of La Seyne-sur-Mer
{{DEFAULTSORT:Seynesurmer Communes of Var (department) Populated coastal places in France