Geography of Le Havre
Le Havre, France, a city in Seine-Maritime department, in Normandy. It lies on the English Channel at the mouth of the Seine River, some 110 miles (177 km) northwest of Paris. Le Havre is primarily a seaport—after Marseille, France's busiest—and a manufacturing city. The port handles mainly trans-Atlantic and cross-Channel shipping. The Normandy Bridge, one of the longest cable-stayed bridges in the world, was built across the mouth of the Seine River at Le Havre in 1995.
Le Havre was a small fishing village until Francis I ordered harbor improvements and fort construction there in 1517. The port was important during both world wars. During World War II the city was occupied by the Germans and was severely damaged. Reconstruction was rapid after the war.
Population: 195,932.