Le Havre (Municipality, Seine-Maritime, France)

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by Pascal Vagnat & Arnaud Leroy

• Presentation of Le Havre
• Municipal flag of Le Havre
• Coat of arms of Le Havre
• Logotype of Le Havre
• The Promenade des Ports du Monde

See also:

• France
• Seine-Maritime (Department, France)
• Le Havre (Municipality, Seine-Maritime, France): Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie du Havre)
• Le Havre (Municipality, Seine-Maritime, France): Port Authority (Port autonome du Havre)
• Le Havre (Municipality, Seine-Maritime, France): Yacht clubs
• Piloting station of the river Seine (Station de pilotage de la Seine)

Presentation of Le Havre

Le Havre (250,000 inhabitants, including outskirts) is located on the northern shore of the estuary of the river Seine.

In the ancient times, the most important cities near the estuary were the port of Harfleur and the abbey city of Montivilliers, located on the edge of the Pays de Caux. However, the port of Harfleur progressively sanded up and had to be abandoned.

In 1478,