La Seyne-sur-Mer La Sanha (Occitan) | |
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| Coordinates:43°06′00″N5°52′59″E / 43.1°N 5.883°E /43.1; 5.883 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Var |
| Arrondissement | Toulon |
| Canton | La Seyne-sur-Mer-1 and2 |
| Intercommunality | Métropole Toulon Provence Méditerranée |
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| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Nathalie Bicais[1] (LR) |
Area 1 | 22.17 km2 (8.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 62,905 |
| • Density | 2,837/km2 (7,349/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. | |
La Seyne-sur-Mer (French pronunciation:[lasɛjn(ə)syʁmɛʁ];lit. "La Seyne on Sea";Occitan:La Sanha), or simplyLa Seyne, is acommune in theVardepartment in theProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azurregion in SoutheasternFrance. La Seyne-sur-Mer, which is part of the agglomeration ofToulon, is situated adjacent to the west of the city.
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 ofSaint-Mandrier-sur-Mer in 1950.[3]
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In earlier decades, La Seyne-sur-Mer owed its importance to theshipbuilding trade, theSociété des Forges et Chantiers de la Mediterranée having here one of the finestshipbuilding yards in Europe (it was a branch of the larger establishment atMarseille), which gave employment to about 3,000 workers.[5]
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 inOperation Opera, were built in La Seyne-sur-Mer.[6]
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One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Seyne sur Mer".Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 24 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 756.
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