Le Mourillon
District of Toulon
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region - France

Circuit Paul Ricard

The Paul Ricard Circuit is a motorsport race track built in 1969 at Le Castellet, near Marseille, in France, with finance from the eccentric pastis magnate Paul Ricard. Ricard wanted to experience the challenge of building a highway.

Located at 43.2506, 5.79167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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Formula One circuits, Grand Prix motorcycle circuits, Motorsport venues in France, French Grand Prix, Superbike World Championship circuits, Road test tracks, Sports venues in Var (department)

Stade Mayol

Stade Mayol is a multi-purpose stadium in Toulon, France. It is currently used mostly for rugby union matches and is the home stadium of RC Toulonnais. The stadium is able to hold 14,700 people. It is one of the few French stadiums to be embedded in the city and surrounded by high buildings. It was built at the foot of the Mont Faron, the hill on which Toulon is partly built, and overlooks the Toulon military harbour (La Rade) on the Mediterranean.

Located at 43.1189, 5.93653 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Rugby union stadiums in France, RC Toulonnais, Toulon, Multi-purpose stadiums in France, Sports venues in Var (department)

Roman Catholic Diocese of Fréjus-Toulon

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fréjus-Toulon is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. In 1957 it was renamed as the Diocese of Fréjus-Toulon. A suffragan of the Archbishopric of Aix, it comprised the whole département of Var. It was suppressed by the Concordat of 1801, re-established by that of 1817, and definitively established in 1823.

Located at 43.1317, 5.97361 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Roman Catholic dioceses in France, Var (department), 1801 disestablishments, Religious organizations established in 1817, Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century

Toulon Cathedral

Toulon Cathedral (Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Seds de Toulon or Notre-Dame-de-la-Sède de Toulon; also known as Sainte-Marie-Majeure) is a Roman Catholic cathedral and a national monument of France located in Toulon, in the Var department of France, begun in the 11th century and finished in the 18th century. From the 5th century onwards it was the seat of the Bishops of Toulon, and since 1957 has been the seat of the Bishops of Fréjus-Toulon.

Located at 43.1217, 5.93417 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Cathedrals in France, Toulon, Former mosques, Mosques converted from churches by the Ottoman Empire, Churches in Var (department)

Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon

The French fleet in Toulon was scuttled on 27 November 1942 on the order of the Admiralty of Vichy France to avoid capture by Nazi German forces during Operation Lila of the Case Anton takeover of Vichy France.

Located at 43.1125, 5.90694 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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1942 in France, History of the French Navy, World War II shipwrecks in the Mediterranean, Toulon, Military of Vichy France, Maritime incidents in 1942

Agglomeration community of Toulon Provence Mediterranean

The Agglomeration community of Toulon Provence Mediterranean (French: Communauté d'agglomération Toulon Provence Méditerranée), is the intercommunal structure gathering the commune of Toulon and some of its suburbs. The 11 communes of the community are: Carqueiranne La Garde Hyères Ollioules Le Pradet Le Revest-les-Eaux Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer La Seyne-sur-Mer Six-Fours-les-Plages Toulon La Valette-du-Var

Located at 43.1167, 5.95 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Agglomeration communities in France, Geography of Var (department)

University of the South, Toulon-Var

The University of the South, Toulon-Var is a French university located in Toulon, France and neighboring areas. It was founded in 1979 and is organized in 6 faculties, 2 autonomous institutes, an institute of business management and an engineering school.

Located at 43.1361, 6.01944 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Universities in France, Educational institutions established in 1968, 1968 establishments in France

Tour Royale, Toulon

The Tour Royale (also known as La Grosse Tour) is a fort built in the 16th century to protect the entrance of the Petit Rade, the naval port of Toulon. It was the first fortification of the harbor, built 22 years after Provence became a part of France. The fort was commissioned in 1513 by King Louis XII at the request of the bishop of Toulon and of the Senechal of Provence.

Located at 43.1028, 5.92583 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Toulon, Forts in France, Buildings and structures in Var (department), Visitor attractions in Var (department)

Palais des Sports de Toulon

Palais des sports de Toulon, also known as Palais des sports Jauréguiberry is an indoor sporting arena located in Toulon, France. The capacity of the arena is 4,200 people. It is currently the home of the Hyères-Toulon Var Basket basketball team. It hosted the preliminary rounds of the 2007 World Women's Handball Championship.

Located at 43.126, 5.91427 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Handball venues in France, Indoor arenas in France, Basketball venues in France, Toulon, Sports venues in Var (department)

Institut des Sciences de l'Ingénieur de Toulon et du Var

The Institut des Sciences de l'Ingénieur de Toulon et du Var (English: Institute of Engineering Sciences of Toulon and the Var), or ISITV, is a French public engineering school. It offers a diploma recognized by the Commission of Registered Engineers. It is located in the south of France, between Toulon and Hyères, on the French Riviera.

Located at 43.1353, 6.01 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Engineering universities and colleges in France, Grandes écoles, Educational institutions established in 1991, Schools of informatics

Military port of Toulon

The military port of Toulon (French - arsenal de Toulon) is the principal base of the French Navy, sited in the city of Toulon. It holds most of France's force d'action navale, comprising the aircraft carriers Charles de Gaulle as well as its nuclear attack submarines, in total more than 60% of the tonnage of the French Navy.

Located at 43.1194, 5.91639 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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French naval bases, Toulon, Buildings and structures in Var (department)

Le Mourillon

Le Mourillon is a small seaside neighborhood to the east of the French city of Toulon, near the entrance to the Rade or roadstead. 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. Mourillon has a small fishing port, next to a 16th-century fort, Fort Saint Louis, which was reconstructed by Vauban.

Located at 43.1069, 5.93194 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Toulon, Geography of Var (department)

Domaine d'Orvès

The Domaine d'Orvès is an arboretum and Provençal garden surrounding an 18th century bastide located in the commune of La Valette du Var in the Var department of France. It is classified by the French Ministry of Culture as one of the Notable Gardens of France. It is privately owned but open to the public by reservation.

Located at 43.1445, 5.9898 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Var (department), Gardens in Var (department)

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, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. It is open daily without charge. The garden was founded in 1887 under the direction of the Société d'Horticulture et d'Acclimatation du Var, and opened to the public in 1889.

Located at 43.1088, 5.9464 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Gardens in Var (department), Botanical gardens in France

German submarine U-967

German submarine U-967 was a German Type VIIC/41 U-boat of the Kriegsmarine. Her keel was laid down on 16 May 1942 by Blohm + Voss of Hamburg, Germany. She was commissioned on 11 March 1943 with Oberleutnant zur See Herbert Loeder in command. U-967 commanded by Albrecht Brandi on 5 May 1944 torpedoed USS Fechteler in the Western Mediterranean that was sailing with convoy GUS-38.

Located at 43.1167, 5.91667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Ships built in Hamburg, German Type VII submarines, U-boats commissioned in 1943, World War II submarines of Germany, 1943 ships, U-boats scuttled in 1944, World War II shipwrecks in the Mediterranean

Gare de Toulon

Gare de Toulon is a railway station serving the city Toulon, Var department, southeastern France. It is situated on the Marseille–Ventimiglia railway.

Located at 43.1286, 5.92972 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Railway stations in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Gare de La Seyne-Six-Fours

Gare de La Seyne-Six-Fours is a railway station serving the town La Seyne-sur-Mer, Var department, southeastern France. It is situated on the Marseille–Ventimiglia railway.

Located at 43.1169, 5.87694 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Railway stations in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Madrague de Giens (Shipwreck)

Discovered by divers from the French Navy Diving School in 1967, the archaeological investigations of the Roman wreck at Madrague de Giens constituted the first large scale, “truly scientific underwater excavation[s s] carried out in France”. The wreck lies at around 18 to 20 metres depth off the coast of the small fishing port of La Madrague de Giens on the Giens peninsula, east of Toulon, on the southern Mediterranean coast of France.

Located at 43.0333, 6.1 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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Shipwrecks of France, Ancient Roman ships, Archaeology of shipwrecks, Ancient shipwrecks

Île des Embiez

The Île des Embiez is a French island in the Mediterranean sea. It is the largest island in the Embiez archipelago. It is located off the coast of the port of Le Brusc in the commune of Six-Fours-les-Plages, in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in South Western France. The island has a permanent population of 10. A frequent daily ferry service runs to the island from Le Brusc. Summer boat trips leave from Bandol and Sanary.

Located at 43.0758, 5.78392 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Islands of France, Mediterranean islands, Natura 2000, Geography of Var (department), Visitor attractions in Var (department)