La Seyne-sur-Mer (; "La Seyne on Sea"; oc, La Sanha), or simply La Seyne, is a commune in the Var department in the

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (; or , ; commonly shortened to PACA; en, Provence-Alps-French Riviera, italic=yes; also branded as Région Sud) is one of the eighteen administrative regions of France, the far southeastern on the mainland. Its pre ...

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in Southeastern

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. In 2018, it had a population of 62,888. La Seyne-sur-Mer, which is part of the agglomeration of

Toulon Toulon (, , ; oc, label= Provençal, Tolon , , ) is a city on the French Riviera and a large port on the Mediterranean coast, with a major naval base. Located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, and the Provence province, Toulon is th ...

, is situated adjacent to the west of the city.

Demographics

The population data in the table and graph below refer to the commune of La Seyne-sur-Mer proper, in its geography at the given years. The commune ceded territory to the new commune of

Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer (, "Saint-Mandrier on Sea"; oc, Sant Mandrier de Mar), commonly referred to simply as Saint-Mandrier (former official name), is a commune in the southeastern French department of Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. ...

in 1950.

Economy

La Seyne-sur-Mer owed its importance to the

shipbuilding Shipbuilding is the construction of ships and other floating vessels. It normally takes place in a specialized facility known as a shipyard. Shipbuilders, also called shipwrights, follow a specialized occupation that traces its roots to bef ...

trade, the Société des Forges et Chantiers de la Mediterranée having here one of the finest

yards in Europe (it is a branch of the larger establishment at

Marseille Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Fra ...

), 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.

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's "Osiris class"

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s, later destroyed by Israel in

Operation Opera Operation Opera ( he, מבצע אופרה), also known as Operation Babylon, was a surprise airstrike conducted by the Israeli Air Force on 7 June 1981, which destroyed an unfinished Iraqi nuclear reactor located southeast of Baghdad, Iraq ...

, were built in La Seyne-sur-Mer.

Buildings and structures

Pont basculant de la Seyne-sur-Mer Pont basculant de la Seyne-sur-Mer is a former bascule bridge in La Seyne-sur-Mer La Seyne-sur-Mer (; "La Seyne on Sea"; oc, La Sanha), or simply La Seyne, is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in South ...

, a former

bascule bridge A bascule bridge (also referred to as a drawbridge or a lifting bridge) is a moveable bridge with a counterweight that continuously balances a span, or leaf, throughout its upward swing to provide clearance for boat traffic. It may be single- o ...

. *

Institut Michel-Pacha An institute is an organisational body created for a certain purpose. They are often research organisations (research institutes) created to do research on specific topics, or can also be a professional body. In some countries, institutes can ...

, a building in the néo-mauresque style which hosted a research laboratory in marine biology from 1900 until 2008.

Personalities linked to La Seyne-sur-Mer

Jean Gaspard de Vence Jean Gaspard de Vence (6 April 1747 – 12 March 1808) was a French privateer, admiral and Maritime Prefect of Toulon. Biography In 1762 at age 15 he entered the merchant navy in Bayonne, sailed to Saint-Domingue and several years later b ...

(1747–1808) *

Napoléon Bonaparte Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader wh ...

(1769–1821) *

George Sand Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin de Francueil (; 1 July 1804 – 8 June 1876), best known by her pen name George Sand (), was a French novelist, memoirist and journalist. One of the most popular writers in Europe in her lifetime, bein ...

(1804–1876) *

Michel Pacha Michel may refer to: * Michel (name), a given name or surname of French origin (and list of people with the name) * Míchel (nickname), a nickname (a list of people with the nickname, mainly Spanish footballers) * Míchel (footballer, born 1963), ...

(1819–1907) *

Henri Rieunier Henri, Adrien, Barthélemy, Louis Rieunier (6 March 1833, Castelsarrasin – 10 July 1918, Albi) was a French admiral and politician, most notable for his involvement in Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Soc ...

(1833–1918) *

Maurice Tranchant de Lunel Maurice Tranchant de Lunel (25 November 1869, La Ferté-sous-Jouarre – 1944, La Seyne-sur-Mer), was a 20th-century French architect and writer. Biography An architect of historical monuments in Morocco, Maurice Tranchant de Lunel was the design ...

(1869-1944), French architect died in La Seyne *

Jean Marquet Jean may refer to: People * Jean (female given name) * Jean (male given name) * Jean (surname) Fictional characters * Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character * Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations * Je ...

(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 Bafétimbi Gomis (; born 6 August 1985) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Süper Lig club Galatasaray. Gomis played youth football with Saint-Étienne before making his professional debut for the club in 2004, also ...

(1985), footballer currently playing for

Al-Hilal FC Al Hilal Saudi Football Club ( ar, نادي الهلال السعودي), simply known as Al Hilal, is a professional multi-sports club based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Their football team competes in the Saudi Professional League. They are the m ...

* 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)

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