Coordinates: 49°29′24″N 0°06′00″E / 49.49000°N 0.100000°E
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  Le Havre
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| Time zone | CET (UTC +1) |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Upper Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Intercommunality | CODAH |
| Mayor | Antoine Rufenacht (UMP) (2008 - 2014) |
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| Land area1 | 46.95 km2 (18.13 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 179,751 (2007) |
| - Ranking | 12th in France |
| - Density | 3,829 /km2 (9,920 /sq mi) |
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| Urban area | 182.45 km2 (70.44 sq mi) (2006) |
| - Population | 246,195 (2006) |
| Metro area | 615.39 km2 (237.60 sq mi) (2006) |
| - Population | 291,765 (2006) |
| Website | www.ville-lehavre.fr |
| 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. | |
| Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret* | |
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| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
| State Party |  France |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | ii, iv |
| Reference | 1181 |
| Region** | Europe and North America |
| Inscription history | |
| Inscription | 2005 (29th Session) |
| * Name as inscribed on World Heritage List. ** Region as classified by UNESCO. |
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Le Havre is a city in the Seine-Maritime department of the Haute-Normandie region in France. It is situated in north-western France, on the right bank of the mouth of the river Seine on the English Channel. Le Havre is the most populous commune in the Haute-Normandie region, although the total population of the greater Le Havre conurbation is smaller than that of Rouen's. It is also the second largest subprefecture in France (after Reims). Its port is the second busiest in France (after that of Marseille). Since 1974 it has been the see of the diocese of Le Havre.
Le Havre was originally named Franciscopolis after King Francis I, who founded the city in 1517. A chapel known as Notre-Dame-de-Grâce ("Our Lady of Grace") existed at the site before the city was established, and the denomination lent its name to the port, to be called Le Havre (or Le Hable) de Grâce ("the harbor of grace"). The shortened name Le Havre, as used in modern times, simply translates as "the port" or "the harbor".
While under German occupation, the city was devastated in 1944 during the Battle of Normandy in World War II; 5,000 people were killed and 12,000 homes destroyed, mainly by Allied air attacks. After the war, the center was rebuilt in the modernist style by Auguste Perret. Le Havre was honored with the Legion of Honor award on 18 July 1949. It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005.
Le Havre was once synonymous with urban gloom and greyness. The city's inhabitants have done much to change this; as a result of substantial improvements, Le Havre is now spoken of as the Brasilia of France.[citation needed].
Le Havre's home port code is LH.
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Le Havre is the second largest subprefecture in France, and the administrative center of the district bordering the Sainte-Adresse commune.
Le Havre is situated in the southwest of the Pays de Caux region. The city is bordered by the seashore of the English Channel to the west, the mouth of the Seine to the south, and the coast to the north. Historically, the Seine marked a natural boundary between Haute-Normandie and Basse-Normandie; the city of Honfleur has often been referred to by the Havrais as being "on the other coast." As a port city on an exposed marshy coast, Le Havre has long suffered from poor land links. New road connections have been built since; among the most notable is the Pont de Normandie, which connects the two banks of the Seine and reduces traveling time between Honfleur and Le Havre to less than 15 minutes.
Le Havre is naturally separated into two areas by a cliff.
A road tunnel and funicular railway ease transport between the lower and upper cities.
| Month[1] | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
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| Avg high °C (°F)[1] | 6 (43) |
6 (43) |
8 (47) |
10 (50) |
13 (56) |
16 (61) |
18 (65) |
18 (66) |
17 (63) |
13 (57) |
9 (49) |
7 (45) |
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| Avg low temperature °C (°F)[1] | 3 (39) |
3 (38) |
5 (42) |
7 (45) |
10 (51) |
12 (55) |
15 (60) |
15 (60) |
13 (57) |
11 (52) |
7 (45) |
5 (41) |
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The population of the Le Havre commune had 190,905 inhabitants in 1999, which makes it the 12th most populous city in France and the most populous in Haute-Normandie (although the total population of the greater Le Havre conurbation is smaller than that of Rouen's). It has seen a drop in population, particularly from 1975 to 1982; during these years of industrial crisis the population fell by 18,494. During the 1980s the population continued to decrease, though less rapidly. Le Havre's city limit had a population of 248,547 in 1999 (25th in France) and the urban area had a population of 296,773. With 20% of the population less than 20 years old, the city of Le Havre is relatively young, even though the population is shrinking. The foreign-born population is estimated at 8,208, 4.3% of the population, also with a tendency to diminish. Due to the economic changes that had affected the city, the CSP greatly evolved in the 1980s; between 1982 and 1999, the number of blue-collar workers decreased by a third (10,593). At the same time, the number of office workers and professionals increased by 24.5%, which partly explains the creation and development of the University of Le Havre.
The name Le Havre simply means the harbour or the port. Le Havre was founded as a new port by royal command, partly to replace the historic harbors of Harfleur and Honfleur which had become increasingly impractical due to silting-up. The city was founded in 1517, when it was named Franciscopolis after Francis I of France, and subsequently named Le Havre-de-Grâce ("Harbor of Grace") after an existing chapel of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce ("our Lady of grace").
In the 18th century, Le Havre began to grow, as trade from the West Indies was added to that of France and Europe. In 1759 the city was the staging point for a planned French invasion of Britain - thousands of troops, horses and ships being assembled there - only for many of the barges to be destroyed in the Raid on Le Havre and the invasion to be abandoned following the naval defeat at Quiberon.
On 19 November 1793, the city changed its name to Hâvre de Marat and later Hâvre-Marat in honor of the recently deceased Jean-Paul Marat, who was seen as a martyr of the French Revolution. By early 1795, however, Marat's memory had become somewhat tarnished, and on January 13, 1795, the town's name became simply Le Havre.
During the 19th century, it became an industrial centre.
The German-occupied city was devastated during the Battle of Normandy in World War II: 5,000 people were killed and 12,000 homes were totally destroyed, mainly by Allied air attacks. Despite this, Le Havre became the location of one of the biggest Replacement Depots, or "Repple Depples" in the European Theatre of operations in WWII. Thousands of American replacement troops poured through the city before being deployed to combat operations.[2] After the war, the centre was rebuilt in modernist style by Auguste Perret. It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005. UNESCO declared the city center of Le Havre a World Heritage Site on 15 July 2005, in honoring the "innovative utilization of concrete's potential." The 133-hectare space that represents, according to UNESCO, "an exceptional example of architecture and town planning of the post-war era," is one of the rare contemporary World Heritage Sites in Europe.
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The Arms of Le Havre under the 1st Empire. |
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Le Havre was heavily bombed during the Second World War. Many historic buildings were lost as a result.
Le Havre has well developed national road, rail and air links (Octeville airport) and is two hours by train from Paris, with services running to the Gare du Havre. Local transport is based primarily on an extensive bus network. The city has plans for a tram network. A ferry service to Portsmouth in the United Kingdom runs from the Terminal de la Citadelle. The service is operated by LD Lines.
The town is home to the Le Havre AC football team, who as of 2009-10 play in Ligue 2, the 2nd tier of French football.
Le Havre is twinned, or has a sister city relationship with:[3]
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(in English) © 2006-2008 Ovidio Limited.. http://www.lehavre.eu/#Twin_towns. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
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Le Havre is a port city at the mouth of the Seine, on the English Channel or in French "la manche".
Le Havre is French for "the harbour". Historically, Le Havre has always been the harbour for Paris, with goods transferring there between ocean-going vessels and barges which go to Paris via the Seine.
Le Havre was heavily bombed during the Battle of Normandy. The reconstruction of the town was undertaken by August Perret using reinforced concrete. This project has led to the city being added to the UNESCO World Heritage List
The centre of town is eaily covered on foot. A local bus service runs regularly around town. The ferry port and train station are a short walk out from the centre of town and buses run on these routes. Rent a bike for a few euros at the tourist office or at the bus parked along the beach during the season.
Cheap and nice B&B under brown beams. Phone: (00 33) (0)2 76 89 31 65 leave message and number if no answer.
All sorts of hotels are to be found like in an other French big city. The cheapest are outside the city - Formule 1 in Gonfreville l'orcher - B&B hotel in Harfleur - Etap Hotel in Le Havre (quartier de l'Eure)
3 or 4 stars hotels - The Casino (4 stars with nice spa) - Vent d'Ouest (opposite St Joseph's church) - Les voiles (near Ste Adresse - the beach) - Novotel (the station) - Mercure (between the station and the city center overlooking "bassin du commerce") - Art Hotel (opposite the Volcano in the pedestrian area)
Many other affordable hotels around the station
Ideally situated in Normandy, you can reach from Le Havre any part of the region in any direction in less than two hours including the famous Mont Saint-Michel
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Since "Le Havre" begins with "Le", a definite article, it follows the same rules as the lowercase "le", i.e. if you were to say "I am from Le Havre", it would be "Je viens du Havre", du being a contraction of de and le; or if you were to say "I am going to go to Le Havre", similarly it would be "Je vais aller au Havre". The same rule applies for other towns, for example Le Mans. Curiously, The "de + le = du" and "à + le = au" rules don't apply to surnames, so you say "La politique de Le Pen" as opposed to "La politique du Pen".
Le Havre is a city in the north west of France (Normandy). It is one of the most important port of France. It has about 200,000 inhabitants.
   | City council website - Portail officiel de la Ville du Havre |
| | Visitor center - Le Havre en Normandie - Office de Tourisme : idées week-end, séjours, hotels, monuments, musees, restaurants, réservation en ligne |
| | Businesses and craftsmen - Le Havre Achat - Commerces et Artisans de Proximité - Le Havre |
| | Pictures of Le Havre. The sultan's elephant in Le Havre on october 2006. Pictures & videos - Balades numériques au Havre |
| | Weatherbase - Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Le Havre, France |
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