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. - Toulon coat of arms 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 – Porte du Musée de la Marine (Toulon) (gate) built.
 * 1744 – February: Battle of Toulon fought near city.
 * 1748 – Bagne of Toulon (prison) begins operating.
 * 1788 – Saint Louis Church, Toulon 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 Port-la-Montagne,.
 * 1800 – Académie du Var founded.
 * 1801 – Catholic diocese disestablished, per Concordat of 1801.
 * 1806 – Population: 28,170.
 * 1833 – Var Chamber of Commerce 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 Boulevard de Strasbourg (Toulon).
 * 1873
 * République du Var newspaper begins publication.
 * Bagne of Toulon (prison) closes.
 * 1879 – Le Petit Var newspaper begins publication.
 * 1884 – Cholera epidemic.
 * 1886
 * Trams in Toulon begins operating.
 * Société de géographie de Toulon founded.
 * Population: 70,122.
 * 1888 – Musée d'art de Toulon opens.
 * 1890 – Fountain installed in the Place de la Liberté (Toulon).

1900s–1940s

 * 1901
 * Canton de Toulon-1, Canton de Toulon-2, Canton de Toulon-3, and Canton de Toulon-4 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: Bombing of Toulon 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 – Toulon trolleybus begins operating.

1950s–1990s

 * 1950 – 12 February: Communist demonstration.
 * 1957 – Lycée Dumont-d'Urville (Toulon) (school) founded.
 * 1959 – Maurice Arreckx becomes mayor.
 * 1961 – Musée des arts asiatiques de Toulon opens.
 * 1964
 * A57 autoroute opens.
 * Canton de Toulon-5 created.
 * 1966 – Toulon–Hyères Airport opens.
 * 1967 – Toulon Tournament of football begins.
 * 1968 - University of Toulon founded.
 * 1973
 * August: Racial unrest.
 * Canton de Toulon-6, Canton de Toulon-7, Canton de Toulon-8, and Canton de Toulon-9 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: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur regional election, 1986 held.
 * 1989 – 15 February: Maison des Têtes de Toulon explosion occurs.
 * 1990 – Population: 167,619.
 * 1992 – 16 December: Toulon bank robbery occurs.
 * 1995 – Jean-Marie Le Chevallier becomes mayor.
 * 1997 – Fête du livre du Var (book fair) begins.

21st century

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