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    La Seyne-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [la sɛn syʁ mɛʁ]; lit. "La Seyne on Sea"; Occitan: La Sanha), or simply La Seyne, is a commune in the Var department...
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    Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ siʁ syʁ mɛʁ], lit. "Saint-Cyr-on-Sea"; Provençal Occitan: Sant Ceri) is a commune in the Var department...
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    Sanary-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [sanaʁi syʁ mɛʁ], literally Sanary on Sea; Occitan: Sant Nari), popularly known as Sanary, is a commune in the Var...
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    Cavalaire-sur-Mer (pronounced [kavalɛʁ syʁ mɛʁ], literally Cavalaire on Sea; Provençal: Cavalaira de Mar or simply Cavalaira) is a commune in the Var department...
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    11 April 1950, Saint-Mandrier was made an independent commune from La Seyne-sur-Mer. Louis Clément of the Socialist Party (PS) served as its first mayor...
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    Official Geographic Code as "Seyne". However it is known locally as "Seyne-les-Alpes", not to be confused with La Seyne-sur-Mer which is the second largest...
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    Toulon (redirect from Toulon-sur-mer)
    November 2023. Port-la-Montagne (Commune de). La Convention décrète que la commune de Toulon portera désormais le nom de Port-la-Montagne (4 nivôse an...
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    Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [ʁajɔl kanadɛl syʁ mɛʁ]; Occitan: Lo Raiòu Canadèu) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte...
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    miraculous boat with neither rudder nor sail and landed at Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, in the Camargue near Arles. Maximinus is venerated as St Maximin, a name...
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    (83103) Riboux (83105) Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer (83112) Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer (83153) Sanary-sur-Mer (83123) La Seyne-sur-Mer (83126) Signes (83127) Six-Fours-les-Plages...
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    is situated north-west of Toulon next to Le Castellet and Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer. La Cadière-d'Azur was first recorded in 993. The village was a Seigneurie...
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  • Chantiers de la Méditerranée established in nearby La Seyne-sur-Mer. 1859 – Toulon station opens. 1862 – Toulon Opera hall opens on the Boulevard de Strasbourg...
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    Trayas, is the small resort of Miramar, lying within the commune of Théoule-sur-Mer. The Mediterranean Sea lies to the south of the whole Saint-Raphaël commune...
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    region in southeastern France. La Croix-Valmer is at the foot of the Massif des Maures hills in the Bay of Cavalaire-sur-Mer, halfway between Le Lavandou...
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    Var include Fréjus, Saint-Raphaël, Draguignan, Brignoles, Hyères and La Seyne-sur-Mer. Var is known for the harbour of Toulon, the main port of the French...
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    Saint-Tropez in antiquity is attested as Heraclea-Caccabaria, today Cavalaire-sur-Mer, situated on the southern end of the peninsula, while the gulf of Saint-Tropez...
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  • La Garde Garéoult Hyères Le Luc Ollioules Roquebrune-sur-Argens Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer Sainte-Maxime Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume Saint-Raphaël La Seyne-sur-Mer-1...
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    Fréjus (redirect from Golfe de Frejus)
    Bastien (2008). "Les tirailleurs " sénégalais " à l'épreuve de l'hiver". Regards sur... la Première Guerre Mondiale 1914 - 1918 (in French). Retrieved...
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    Place St-Francois La chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Constance Église St-Trophyme La chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Constance Château des Seigneurs de Foz Musee "Arts et...
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    beach, but formally in Les Issambres, (Roquebrune-sur-Argens commune), the sailing centre is named La Batterie, as it was the location of a German artillery...
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    these ways: to the east, the road D58 connects the city to Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer and the commune of Arles. This road winds through the rice fields and...
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    villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Hyères, EHESS (in French). Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE Notices sur Hyères...
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    east. The commune consists of the town of Roquebrune-sur-Argens, as well as two smaller villages: La Bouverie north of town and Les Issambres to the south...
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    Dragoon) The Eglise St Michel Eglise Notre-Dame du Peuple The Dolmen Pierre de la fée (fairy's Stone), also known as the fruit rock. Nicolas Agnesi, born...
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    Saint-Zacharie Salernes Les Salles-sur-Verdon Sanary-sur-Mer Seillans Seillons-Source-d'Argens La Seyne-sur-Mer Signes Sillans-la-Cascade Six-Fours-les-Plages...
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    Le Lavandou (redirect from La Vandour)
    Le Lavandou (pronounced [ lavɑ̃du]; Occitan: Lo Lavandor) is a seaside commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern...
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    Gassin (category Plus Beaux Villages de France)
    (protecting walls that surround the city) The rectory The chapel Notre Dame de la Compassion L'Androuno, one of the world's narrowest streets Emmanuelle Béart...
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    north-west of Toulon next to La Cadière-d'Azur and Le Beausset. It is surrounded by vineyards and is part of the Côtes de Provence Appellation d'origine...
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    Economic Studies. 28 December 2023. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet La Valette-du-Var, EHESS (in French). Population...
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    La Garde-Freinet (French pronunciation: [la ɡaʁd fʁɛnɛ]; Provençal: La Gàrdia Frainet) is a commune in the Var department in the Côte d'Azur area in southeastern...
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