Overview of Toulon: History

The history of Toulon is about three thousand years old. The Ligures settled here because of exceptional conditions: For all these reasons, Toulon early became a town of military vocation. When the Romans invaded the Provence, they settled a military base and renamed the town Telo Martius, where martius recalls Mars, the Roman god of war. Read More »

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Toulon, Arrondissement de Toulon, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
  • Toulon, population 168,701, 2 km (1 mile)
Country Houses in Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Six-Fours-les-Plages, Arrondissement de Toulon, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Meounes-les-Montrieux, Arrondissement de Brignoles, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer, Arrondissement de Toulon, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Signes, Arrondissement de Toulon, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
  • Signes, population 2,202, 18 km (11 miles)
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Neoules, Arrondissement de Brignoles, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
  • Neoules, population 1,753, 21 km (13 miles)
Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Riboux, Arrondissement de Toulon, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
  • Riboux, population 23, 23 km (15 miles)
Mazaugues, Arrondissement de Brignoles, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
  • Mazaugues, population 636, 24 km (15 miles)
Nans-les-Pins, Arrondissement de Brignoles, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Tourves, Arrondissement de Brignoles, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
  • Tourves, population 3,708, 31 km (19 miles)
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Overview of Toulon: History is based on Toulon by Dale Arnett, Chris Playll, Georgia, Henry Armitage, David, Veneto, Stacy Hall, Inas, Tatatabot, iGuide and others. Travel guides are available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. See background image credits.