Timeline of Toulon

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Toulon, France.

Prior to 20th century

5th C. – Catholic diocese of Toulon established. 1096 – Toulon Cathedral construction begins. 1259 – Charles of Anjou in power. 14th C. - in use. 1524 Tour Royale, Toulon (fort) built. Tour Royale seized by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor. 1543/44 - Ottoman wintering in Toulon offered by Francis I of France. 1599 – Naval arsenal and shipyard built. 18th C. - Toulon Cathedral construction completed. 1707 – Battle of Toulon (1707). 1720 – Plague. 1738 – (gate) built. 1744 – February: Battle of Toulon fought near city. 1748 – Bagne of Toulon (prison) begins operating. 1788 – built. 1790 – Toulon becomes part of the Var souveraineté. 1793 – Siege of Toulon. As a punishment, the Convention changes the name of the city to ,. 1800 – founded. 1801 – Catholic diocese disestablished, per Concordat of 1801. 1806 – Population: 28,170. 1833 – established. 1841 – Population: 45,449. 1846 – Population: 62,941. 1853 – Shipbuilder Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée established in nearby La Seyne-sur-Mer. 1859 – Toulon station opens. 1862 – Toulon Opera hall opens on the . 1873 République du Var newspaper begins publication. Bagne of Toulon (prison) closes. 1879 – newspaper begins publication. 1884 – Cholera epidemic. 1886 begins operating. Société de géographie de Toulon founded. Population: 70,122. 1888 – opens. 1890 – Fountain installed in the .

20th century

1900s–1940s 1901 , , , and created. Population: 101,602. 1908 – Société des sciences naturelles et d'archéologie de Toulon et du Var founded. 1911 – Population: 104,582. 1912 – Société des Amis du Vieux Toulon et de sa Région established. 1920 – Stade Mayol (stadium) opens. 1935 – August: Violent uprisings by shipyard workers against the government's restrictive austerity policy is resulting in a large number of deaths and injuries. 1936 – Population: 150,310. 1940 – 12–13 June: by Italian forces. 1942 – 27 November: Scuttling of the French fleet in Toulon. 1944 – Sporting Toulon Var football club formed. 1948 – Bazeille apartment building constructed in Port Marchand. 1949 – begins operating.

1950s–1990s 1950 – 12 February: Communist demonstration. 1957 – (school) founded. 1959 – Maurice Arreckx becomes mayor. 1961 – opens. 1964 A57 autoroute opens. created. 1966 – Toulon–Hyères Airport opens. 1967 – Toulon Tournament of football begins. 1968 - University of Toulon founded. 1970 - Hôtel de Ville completed. 1973 August: Racial unrest. , , , and created. 1975 – Population: 181,801. 1979 – University of the South, Toulon-Var established. 1980 – Toulon Book Fair begins. 1982 – Toulon becomes part of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. 1986 – March: held. 1989 – 15 February: explosion occurs. 1990 – Population: 167,619. 1992 – 16 December: occurs. 1995 – Jean-Marie Le Chevallier becomes mayor. 1997 – (book fair) begins.

21st century

2001 – Hubert Falco becomes mayor. 2002 opens on the A50 autoroute. (school) established. 2003 Regional bus begins operating. Mosque established. 2006 – Palais des Sports de Toulon opens. 2010 – June: 2010 Var floods occur in vicinity of Toulon. 2011 opens. Population: 163,974. 2014 – 23 March: held. 2015 – December: 2015 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur regional election held.

Timeline of Toulon

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