Day:Le Havre

Le Havre - light, air and space on the English Channel The French city of Le Havre is located directly at the mouth of the Seine on the English Channel. With 164,000 inhabitants, Le Havre is the largest city in Normandy and home to the second largest port in France after Marseille. Construction of the city began in 1517 on the orders of French King François I in order to protect the mouth of the Seine militarily, particularly from the English fleet. On October 8, 1517, François I signed the founding charter of the port, [...]