Le Boulet (The Cannonball)

The Cannonball, in Toulon

The Cannonball is a curious relic embedded in the façade of a house of the Cours Lafayette, in Toulon. The Toulon audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this eighteenth-century cannonball, an unusual witness of the military past and the sieges of the fortified town.

The cannonball embedded in the façade

At number 89 of the Cours Lafayette, on the left, you must approach the house and raise the eyes towards the second floor. A true curiosity of the town, a cannonball is embedded in the façade, arousing many questions among the passers-by. Dating from the eighteenth century, it recalls the eventful military past of Toulon, a great war port and fortified place, which knew several sieges and bombardments over its history. The town, one of the most important of the royal then national Navy, was indeed coveted and assaulted several times, and its inhabitants lived through the cannonades and the fighting. This cannonball, remained planted in the wall since these events, has become an unusual and moving testimony of these dramatic hours, kept and highlighted as a historical curiosity. It intrigues and amuses the walkers, while recalling that this town of the South, peaceful today, was a major strategic stake. An unusual curiosity and a witness of the sieges, the Cannonball is an amusing stop of the discovery of Toulon.

What to see

Here you raise the eyes, at number 89 of the Cours Lafayette, towards the eighteenth-century cannonball embedded in the façade on the second floor, an unusual curiosity that recalls the eventful military past of Toulon, a great war port and fortified place that knew several sieges and bombardments, a moving testimony remained planted in the wall since these events. The Cannonball is a curiosity of Toulon. It is an amusing stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Cannonball is embedded in the façade of a house at number 89 of the Cours Lafayette, in the old town of Toulon, reachable on foot. It is a curiosity freely visible from the street, on the second floor of the building. You discover it during a walk along the Cours Lafayette.

What is the Cannonball of the Cours Lafayette in Toulon?

An eighteenth-century cannonball embedded in the façade of a house at number 89 of the Cours Lafayette, on the second floor; an unusual curiosity of the town, it recalls the eventful military past of Toulon, a great war port and fortified place that knew several sieges and bombardments.

Where is the Cannonball in Toulon?

At number 89 of the Cours Lafayette, in the old town of Toulon, in France.