Grande Rade

Grande Rade is a bay in Toulon, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Grande Rade is situated nearby to the suburb Méjean, as well as near Cap Brun.

Type: Bay
Also known as: “Grande Rade de Toulon”
Historically known as: “Great Road”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Cap-Falcon and Stade Mayol.

Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Cap-Falcon

Chapel

Photo: Roloff, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Stade Mayol

Stadium

Photo: Johnjohn83var, Public domain.

The Stade Mayol is a multi-purpose stadium in Toulon, France. It is currently used mostly for rugby union matches and is the home stadium of RC Toulonnais.

The Tour Royale is a fort built in the 16th century to protect the entrance of the Petit Rade, the naval port of Toulon. It was the first fortification of the harbor, built 22 years after Provence became a part of France.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cap Brun and Le Mourillon.

Cap Brun

Suburb

Photo: Adltbc92, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Cap Brun is a suburb.

Le Mourillon

Suburb

Photo: Maisrimer, Public domain.

Le Mourillon is a neighbourhood to the east of the French city of Toulon, near the entrance to the Rade or roadstead. It was once a fishing village, and then became the home of many of the officers of the French fleet and to part of the naval dockyard.