La Seyne-sur-Mer
La Seyne-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [la sɛn syʁ mɛʁ]) , or La Seyne is a commune in the Var department in the French Riviera . It is part of the agglomeration of Toulon, and is situated adjacent to the west of this city.
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| Coordinates: 43°06′00″N 5°52′59″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Var |
| Arrondissement | Toulon |
| Canton | La Seyne-sur-Mer-1 and 2 |
| Intercommunality | Métropole Toulon Provence Méditerranée |
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| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Nathalie Bicais |
| Area 1 | 22.17 km2 (8.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 63,936 |
| • Density | 2,900/km2 (7,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 83126 /83500 |
| Elevation | 0–352 m (0–1,155 ft) (avg. 9 m or 30 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Economy
It owed its importance to the shipbuilding trade, the Société des Forges et Chantiers de la Mediterranée having here one of the finest shipbuilding yards in Europe (it is a branch of the larger establishment at Marseille), 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.
Iraq's "Osiris class" nuclear reactors, later destroyed by Israel in Operation Opera, were built in La Seyne-sur-Mer.[2]
Buildings and structures
- Pont basculant de la Seyne-sur-Mer, a former bascule bridge.
Personalities linked to La Seyne-sur-Mer
- Jean Gaspard de Vence (1747–1808)
- Napoléon Bonaparte (1769–1821)
- George Sand (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 (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 (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
- Fabien Lamatina (1985)
- Pier-Nicol Feldis (1986)
- Jérôme J. Dufourg (1986)
- Bruno Lancelle (1986)
- Emmanuel Ragondet (1987)
- Mickaël Ivaldi (1990)
- Nampalys Mendy (1992)
- Gaël Fickou (1994)
See also
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- George Russell (June 22, 1981). "Attack--and Fallout". Time.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Seyne sur Mer". Encyclopædia Britannica. 24 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 756.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to La Seyne-sur-Mer. |
- Official website
- LaSeyne.Info
- Tourist office website
- Personal website about the history of La Seyne-sur-Mer (in French)
- Website about the history and directory of La Seyne-sur-Mer (in French)
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