LA SEYNE-SUR-MER

'La Seyne-sur-Mer', or 'La Seyne' is a town and commune of the Var ''département'', in France. It is an industrial suburb of Toulon, SW of that port, and connected with it by rail and steamer. At the 1999 census it had a population of 60,188 and a land area of 22.17 km² (8.56 sq mi).

Contents

History

Economy

External links and reference

History

Pop. (1901) 21,002.

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 greater establishment at Marseille), which gave employment to about 3,000 workers.

External links and reference

★ 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 (French)

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