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LE HAVRE

'Le Havre' actually means 'the’

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• Le Havre is a seaport and a

city in the Normandie region

of NW rance.

• !t is on the English Channel

coast and on the right ban" of

the #eine estuary$ %& "mWNW of (aris and )* "m +est

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• Coordinates- /0%/1N 222021E.

• 3rea 4 ./* s5 "m.

•

(opulation 6%2&27 4 &8*$/8.• 9ime :one 4 CE9 6;9C

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The city of Le Havre was founded in

1517 by in! "ran#ois the $rst%

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nown for its stron! !rowth&

than's to its (ort%

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)ut this deve*o(+ent was cut short by thedestruction of a*+ost the entire city&

durin! the bo+bin! of ,nd -or*d -ar%

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After the ,nd -or*d -ar it was

reconstructed by the )e*!ian

architect Au!uste .erret%

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• Le Havre declared a ;nesco World Heritage #ite in %22*.

• Name inscribed on the World Heritage List 4 Le Havre the City ,ebuilt by  3uguste (erret.

• 3ll but obliterated in #ept &/ by bombing raids that "illed =222civilians$ the centre +as completely rebuilt by architect  AugustePerret $ +hose bright$ airy modernist vision remains$ miraculously$

largely intact.

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"ro+ 1/71 to 1//5 the city was directed by

the .C"0 .arti Co++uniste "ran#ais the e2uiva*ent

of the 3e+ocratic (arty in the 4A6%

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ince the year 1//5& the two *ast

+ayors be*on!ed to 4. can be

associated to the Re(ub*ican (arty in

the 4A6%

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As of to8date&Le Havre9s +ayor isEdouard .hi*i((e%

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• (ort of Le Havre•

#econd largest rench seaport in trade volumebehind that of >arseille

• #upports a large industrial ?one that containsindustries associated +ith•

@il ,eAning• 3utomobiles• 3erospace• Wind 9urbines• Logistics

• Bata (rocessing•

Cement• #ynthetic ,ubber (lastics• ertili?ers• Environment D Eco

!ndustries

• (er Capita !ncome 4 %$/) 6;#F=$827

EC:;:Y 

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9@;,!#> D #!GH9#EE!NG

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• Bedicated to the memory of thevictims of the bombings$ it is

the emblem of thereconstruction period in Europe.

• #aint4oseph Church stands outas one of the architectural

masterpieces of the %2th century.

AI;T @#E(H CH;,CH

Free entrance - Opened every day from 10:00am to

6:00pm.

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• @ctagonal lantern4to+er.

•

 oined to the s5uare base of the building.• Height 4 &&2 metres.

• Can be compared to a light house.

• !nside the church• $*22 pieces of coloured glass light up the concrete.• Colours diIer depending on the time and the sunlight

intensity.

• @ne of the architectural masterpieces of the %2th century.

AI;T

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• 3 modern building.

• Wonderful light boJ of glass$ contains• Collection of !mpressionist +or"s.

• Largest in rance after the >usKe d'@rsay in (aris.

•

Contemplating seaside +or"s of &/th and early%2th century.

• ust beyond the building• Watch real boats and ships slipping past$ going in

and out of the #eine estuary.

4A A;3R= ALRA4> 4E4

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;:TRE83AE CATHE3RAL

@ne of the fe+ maor historic buildings to

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VA4)A; 3:C

• Boc"s built from &)2 on+ards alongthe same lines as the London doc"s.

• Have no+ been refurbished to housebig stores and leisure facilities.

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LE )AI; 3E 3:C

• 3 stylish recent architectural proect in LeHavre

• un 35uatic Centre +ith #pa.

• Besigned by ean Nouvel

• @ne of the most celebrated architect in

contemporary architectural practices.

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AI:; 3E L@ARATE4R

• >useum set in a #hipo+ner’s house

• &)th  century architecture$ interior built around alight +ell.

• ,eMects the history of Le Havre.

=

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4=4 3HIT:IRE ;AT4RELLE

• 3lso called Natural History >useum•

Housed in grand former &)th

 century la+ courts.• Bisplays Ane collections of

• (alaeontology and ?oology

• 3 uni5ue collection of )$222 dra+ings and

manuscripts of the naturalist Charles 3leJandreLesueur.

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The arina

acing the sea$ Le Havre’s >arina is pac"ed +ith yachts.

THE )EACH A;3 IT .R:E;A3E

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THE )EACH A;3 IT .R:E;A3E

• !n summer$

• Cabins for bathers are set up along the beach.

•  (lus there’s a broad cycle trac" beside the beach.

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ATE.AR 

 

• Close to the >arina

•  9he largest s"ate4par" in rance.• !t oIers &.)22m to have fun

• 22m street boarding area +ith slopes.

• &$%22m bo+l +ith bumps$ curves$ sna"esand hips.

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