Toulon

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Toulon (Tolon in Proven?l) is a city in southern France, and pr?ecture (capital) of the Var d?artement 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
• F?ix Mayol, singer and entertainer.

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Other places named Toulon include:

• Toulon, Illinois