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Le Havre is a city in Normandy, France. It is situated in north-western France, on the right bank of the mouth of the river Seine on the English Channel. Its port is the second busiest in France (after Marseille).

Le Havre was originally named Franciscopolis

King Francis I, who founded the city in 1517. A chapel known as Notre-Dame-de-Grâce ("Our Lady of Grace") existed on 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". It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005. The population of the Le Havre commune had 190,905 inhabitants in 1999.


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. A ferry service to Portsmouth in the United Kingdom runs from the Terminal de la Citadelle. The service is operated by LD Lines.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Havre


Get more information about Le Havre: http://www.lehavretourisme.com/