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Coat of arms of Le Havre

Le Havre
Le Havre in mid-2005
Le Havre in mid-2005
Coat of arms of Le Havre
Coat of arms
Le Havre is located in France
Le Havre
Le Havre
Coordinates: 49°29′N 0°06′E / 49.49°N 0.10°E / 49.49; 0.10Coordinates: 49°29′N 0°06′E / 49.49°N 0.10°E / 49.49; 0.10
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement Le Havre
Intercommunality CODAH
Government
 • Mayor (2010–2020) Edouard Phillippe (UMP)
Area1 46.95 km2 (18.13 sq mi)
 • Urban (2009) 194.9 km2 (75.3 sq mi)
 • Metro (2009) 678.4 km2 (261.9 sq mi)
Population (2010)2 175,497
 • Rank 13th in France
 • Density 3,700/km2 (9,700/sq mi)
 • Urban (2009) 242,474
 • Metro (2009) 293,361
Time zone CET (UTC +1) (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 76351 / 76600, 76610, 76620

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret
Name as inscribed on the World Heritage List
Le Havre, hôtel de ville.jpg
Criteria ii, iv
Reference 1181
UNESCO region Europe and North America
Inscription history
Inscription 2005 (30th Session)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Havre (UK /ləˈhɑːvrə/;French pronunciation: [lə ʔɑvʁ]) is an urban French commune and city in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region of northwestern France. It is situated on the right bank of the estuary of the river Seine on the Channel southwest of the Pays de Caux.

Modern Le Havre remains deeply influenced by its employment and maritime traditions. Its port is the second largest in France, after that of Marseille, for total traffic, and the largest French container port. The name Le Havre means "the harbour" or "the port". Its inhabitants are known as Havrais or Havraises.

Administratively the commune is located in the Normandy region and, with Dieppe, is one of the two sub-prefectures of the Seine-Maritime department. Le Havre is the capital of the canton and since 1974 has been the see of the diocese of Le Havre.


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