Toulon (Provençal Occitan: Tolon in classical norm or Touloun in Mistralian norm) is a city in southern France and a large military harbour on the Mediterranean coast, with a major French naval base. Located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur région, Toulon is the préfecture (capital) of the Var département, in the former province of Provence.
Population of the city (commune) at the 2004 census was 168,639 inhabitants. Population of the whole metropolitan area (in French: aire urbaine) at the 2004 census was 608,000 inhabitants.
Toulon is an important centre for naval constructions, fishing, wine making, and the manufacture of aeronautical equipment, armaments, maps, paper, tobacco, printing, shoes and electronic equipment.