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Le Havre

Administration
Full nameLe Havre
CountryFrance
RegionUpper Normandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementRouen
IntercommunalityCODAH
MayorEdouard Phillippe (UMP) (2010 - 2014)
Statistics
Land Area18.1 sq mi (46.95 km2)
Total Population179751 (12th in France) (2007)
- Density9916.1/sq mi (3828.6/km2)
Urban Area70.4 sq mi (182.45 km2)
-- Population246195 (2006)
Metro Area237.5 sq mi (615.39 km2)
Time zoneCET (UTC +1)
INSEE76351

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Le Havre (-frlə avʁ) 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. 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. .

Le Havre's home port code is LH.

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The Dakar boards for South America Next stop, Buenos Aires ! The administrative and technical scrutineering for the Europeans finishes Thursday evening at Le Havre where the last of the 710 vehicles will go through a mandatory series of checks.
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Extrait du spectacle "il etait une fois... Franck Dubosc " aux Docks Oceane au Havre, le 13 novembre 2008
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La municipalité du Havre a décidé de porter atteinte à l'Ãcole Publique en fermant quatre établissements sans aucune logique et sans aucune concertation . Les parents d'élèves, le personnel enseignant, le personnel logistique, les commerçants, les assistantes maternelles, les grand-parents, les riverains et surtout les enfants, TOUT LE MONDE AURA A SOUFFRIR DE LA FERMETURE DE CES ÃCOLES. Nous lutterons jusqu'au bout afin de voir nos enfants grandir et apprendre dans les meilleures conditions. La logique comptable n'est rien face à l'avenir qu'ils représentent.
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Extrait du spectacle de florence au havre le 4/11/06 génereuse, drole, naturelle, du pur bonheur!!!
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Démolition des tours du mont gaillard
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Normandy veteran Roy Rogers dies aged 89 - News & Star Tweet this news
News & Star--Roy also survived the subsequent Battle of -Le Havre-, one of the fiercest battles of the conflict, when 35 tanks were destroyed in the first wave. He suffered petrol scorching to his face but soon recovered. Trooper Rogers was initially - Date : Thu, 30 Jun 2011 10:26:52 GMT+00:00
Container volumes decrease - Irish Trucker Magazine Tweet this news
Irish Trucker Magazine--It has been revealed that at the ports of -Le Havre-, Zeebrugge, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Bremen and Hamburg, there has been a decrease of 2.1% on March to 3.3 million teu. And Ben Hackett, founder of Hackett Associates, said he expecte - Date : Thu, 30 Jun 2011 08:44:11 GMT+00:00
Weaker spending in Europe hits container volumes - ifw-net.com Tweet this news
ifw-net.com--Total container volumes across -Le Havre-, Zeebrugge, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Bremen and Hamburg are estimated to have decreased by 2.1% on March to 3.3 million teu. And Ben Hackett, founder of Hackett Associates, said he expected demand to remai - Date : Wed, 29 Jun 2011 10:42:47 GMT+00:00
African Football Team Hunted After They Disappear In France - The Random Forest Tweet this news
The Random Forest--They were staying at the -Le Havre- hotel on the Channel Coast in France during a friendly tournament, one designated to 'foster international cooperation and harmony', and it seems those players really wanted their harmony in - Date : Wed, 08 Jun 2011 02:34:50 GMT+00:00
Le Havre bid for traffic increase - Irish Trucker Magazine Tweet this news
Irish Trucker Magazine--The port of -Le Havre-, which is used by many Irish hauliers working on the continent, is launching an ambitious drive to increase its new vehicle traffic. The aim of the project is to increase traffic and help the port become one - Date : Wed, 22 Jun 2011 08:46:12 GMT+00:00
Le Havre - FemaleFirst.co.uk Tweet this news
FemaleFirst.co.uk--Marcel Marx, a former author and a well-known Bohemian, has retreated into a voluntary exile in the port city of -Le Havre-, where he feels he has reached a closer rapport with the people serving them in the occupation of the honourable - Date : Mon, 13 Jun 2011 08:44:50 GMT+00:00
Pongolle returns to France - SkySports Tweet this news
SkySports--Sinama-Pongolle returns to his homeland for the first time since 2003, when he left -Le Havre- to join Liverpool. Things did not go entirely to plan for him at Anfield and he took in spells at Blackburn and Recreativo before moving to Madrid. . - Date : Sun, 26 Jun 2011 15:59:03 GMT+00:00
Le Havre has a plan to drive-up volumes - ifw-net.com Tweet this news
ifw-net.com--The port of -Le Havre- has launched an ambitious project that aims to make it one of Europe's leading facilities for new vehicle traffic. The Ro-ro Max project will bring together the port, stevedores, logistics companies, yard operators - Date : Mon, 20 Jun 2011 11:13:06 GMT+00:00
St Etienne set to take Sinama-Pongolle on loan - AFP Tweet this news
AFP--Sinama-Pongolle would be joining his eighth club, having come through the youth academy at -Le Havre-. Liverpool snapped him up from -Le Havre- in 2003 and he spent four years there including a loan spell at English rivals Blackburn Rovers. ... - Date : Sat, 25 Jun 2011 08:45:00 GMT+00:00
“Reposer/ regarder, sculptures et dessins de Vincent Barré” at Musée d'Art ... - AMA Tweet this news
AMA--The Musée d'Art Moderne André Malraux in -Le Havre- -Normandy- presents its new exhibition entitled “Reposer/ regarder, sculptures et dessins de Vincent Barré” (Rest/Look, Sculptures and Drawings by Vincent Barré), on view until 4 Septem - Date : Thu, 30 Jun 2011 14:26:00 GMT+00:00

World Heritage Sites in France

Île-de-France|Île-de-France |
Parisian basinAmiens Cathedral * Belfries of Belgium and Franceup|2 * Bourges Cathedral * Cathedral of Chartres * Cathedral of Notre-Dame, former Abbey of Saint-Remi and Palace of Tau, Reims * Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay * Fortifications of Vaubanup|1 * Le Havre * Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnesup|1 * Mont Saint-Michel and its Bayup|1 * Routes of Santiago de Compostelaup|1 * Vézelay Church and Hill
Nord-Pas-de-CalaisBelfries of Belgium and Franceup|2 * Fortifications of Vaubanup|1
EastFortifications of Vaubanup|1 * Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains and Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans * Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d'Alliance, Nancy * Strasbourg - Grande Île
WestAbbey Church of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe * Fortifications of Vaubanup|1 * Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnesup|1 * Mont Saint-Michel and its Bayup|1 * Routes of Santiago de Compostelaup|1
South WestBordeaux * Canal du Midiup|1 * Fortifications of Vaubanup|1 * Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley * Pyrénées - Mont Perduup|3 * Routes of Santiago de Compostelaup|1 * Saint-Émilion
Centre EastLyon * Routes of Santiago de Compostelaup|1
MediterraneanArles, Roman and Romanesque Monuments * Canal du Midiup|1 * Carcassonne * Fortifications of Vaubanup|1 * Gulf of Porto (Calanches de Piana * Gulf of Girolata * Scandola Reserve) * Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge, Avignon * Pont du Gard * Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and Triumphal Arch of Orange * Routes of Santiago de Compostelaup|1
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