Toulon (Tolon in Provençal) is a city in southern France, and préfecture (capital) of the Var département in the former province of Provence. Population 175,000.
The city has a port on the Mediterranean Sea and it is the country's major naval centre on its Mediterreanean coast.
The military harbor was fortified by Vauban.
Toulon was the birthplace of:
- Jean Joseph Marie Amiot, Jesuit
- Capucine, actress
- Félix Mayol, singer and entertainer.
Other places named Toulon include:
