Coordinates: 43°06′00″N 5°52′59″E / 43.1°N 5.883°E
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Commune of La Seyne-sur-Mer |
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 Fort Balaguier |
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  La Seyne-sur-Mer
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Var |
| Arrondissement | Toulon |
| Canton | La Seyne-sur-Mer and Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer |
| Intercommunality | Toulon Provence Méditerranée |
| Mayor | Arthur Paecht (2001–2008) |
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| Elevation | 0–352 m (0–1,200 ft) (avg. 9 m/30 ft) |
| Land area1 | 22.17 km2 (8.56 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 57,553 (2006) |
| - Density | 2,596 /km2 (6,720 /sq mi) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 83126/ 83500 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
La Seyne-sur-Mer, or La Seyne is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
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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 larger establishment at Marseille), which gave employment to about 3,000 workers.
Iraq's "Osiris class" nuclear reactors, later destroyed by Israel in Operation Opera, were built in La Seyne-sur-Mer.[1]
See also
References
- ^ George Russell (June 22, 1981). Attack--and Fallout. Time. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,950533-4,00.html.
- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
External links
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- Personal website about the history of La Seyne-sur-Mer (French)
- Website about the history and directory of La Seyne-sur-Mer (French)
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