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Agglomeration Community Of Le Havre
The Agglomeration community of Le Havre ( French: ''Communauté de l'agglomération havraise'') is a former ''communauté d'agglomération'', an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Le Havre. It is located in the Seine-Maritime department, in the Normandy region, northern France. It was created in January 2001.CA Havraise (CO.D.A.H.) (N° SIREN : 247600596) BANATIC. Accessed 3 April 2022. It was merged into the new |
Le Havre
Le Havre (, ; nrf, Lé Hâvre ) is a port city in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region of northern France. It is situated on the right bank of the estuary of the river Seine on the Channel southwest of the Pays de Caux, very close to the Prime Meridian. Le Havre is the most populous commune of Upper Normandy, although the total population of the greater Le Havre conurbation is smaller than that of Rouen. After Reims, it is also the second largest subprefecture in France. The name ''Le Havre'' means "the harbour" or "the port". Its inhabitants are known as ''Havrais'' or ''Havraises''. The city and port were founded by King Francis I in 1517. Economic development in the Early modern period was hampered by religious wars, conflicts with the English, epidemics, and storms. It was from the end of the 18th century that Le Havre started growing and the port took off first with the slave trade then other international trade. After the 1944 bombings the firm of Auguste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gainneville
Gainneville () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Geography Gainneville is a small farming town situated in the Pays de Caux, east of Le Havre, at the junction of the D6015 (ex- N15) and D111 roads. Population Places of interest * The church of St.Pierre, dating from the sixteenth century. Notable people The professionnel footballers, Anthony Le Tallec and his brother Damien Le Tallec, are originally from Gainneville. See also *Communes of the Seine-Maritime department The following is a list of the 708 communes of the French department of Seine-Maritime. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Offici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Martin-du-Manoir
Saint-Martin-du-Manoir () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Geography A farming village in the Pays de Caux, situated some northeast of Le Havre, at the junction of the D34 and D111 roads, by the banks of the Saint-Laurent river. Heraldry Population As of 2017, there are 611 homes in Saint-Martin-du-Manoir, of which 596 main residences, 1 second or seasonal home, and 14 vacant homes. INSEE, accessed 4 December 2020. Places of interest * The church of St. Martin, dating from the thirteenth century. * The ruins of a sixteenth-century chateau.See also * |
Sainte-Adresse
Sainte-Adresse () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the region of Normandy, France. Geography A coastal suburb situated some northwest of Le Havre city centre, at the junction of the D147 and the D940. The English Channel forms the western border of the commune. Climate Sainte-Adresse has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfb''). The average annual temperature in Sainte-Adresse is . The average annual rainfall is with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Sainte-Adresse was on 18 July 2022; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 17 January 1985. Heraldry Population History The oldest known name of the commune was "Caput Caleti" mentioned in 1240. Later known as ''Saint-Denis-Chef-de-Caux'', named after an ancient place of worship and its position on the cape. In 1415, Henry V landed with his fleet, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolleville
Rolleville () is a Communes of France, commune in the Seine-Maritime Departments of France, department in the Normandy (administrative region), Normandy region in northern France. Geography A farming village with some light industry, by the banks of the river Lézarde (Seine), Lézarde in the Pays de Caux, situated some northeast of Le Havre, on the D32 road. SNCF has a TER (train), TER railway station here. Heraldry Population Places of interest * The nineteenth-century church of St. Hilaire. * A sixteenth-century manorhouse. See also *Communes of the Seine-Maritime department References External links An unofficial website about Rolleville Communes of Seine-Maritime {{LeHavre-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rogerville
Rogerville is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Geography A village with light industry in its southern sector and farming in the northern part, in the Pays de Caux, situated some east of Le Havre, at the junction of the A131 autoroute with junction 5 of the A29 autoroute as it crosses the canal de Tancarville, the canal du Havre and the river Seine. Population Places of interest * A nineteenth-century church. See also *Communes of the Seine-Maritime department The following is a list of the 708 communes of the French department of Seine-Maritime. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Seine-Maritime {{LeHavre-geo- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Octeville-sur-Mer
Octeville-sur-Mer (, literally ''Octeville on Sea'') is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department, Normandy, northern France and is twinned with Bourne End (Bucks) in United Kingdom since 2003 and with Furci Siculo (Sicily) in Italy since 2010. Geography A small farming town in the Pays de Caux with huge cliffs overlooking the English Channel, some north of Le Havre, at the junction of the D31 and D940 roads. The commune covers a large area, and boasts an airport (of Le Havre), a golf course and several small villages and hamlets. Heraldry Population Places of interest * The church of St. Martin, dating from the thirteenth century. * The church of St. Barthélemy, dating from the seventeenth century. * The remains of some World War II artillery defences. See also *Communes of the Seine-Maritime department The following is a list of the 708 communes of the French department of Seine-Maritime. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020): [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Notre-Dame-du-Bec
Notre-Dame-du-Bec () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Geography A small farming and woodland village in the Pays de Caux, situated by the banks of the river Lézarde, some northeast of Le Havre, at the junction of the D79 and D32 roads. Population Places of interest * The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the sixteenth century. * A feudal motte. See also *Communes of the Seine-Maritime department The following is a list of the 708 communes of the French department of Seine-Maritime. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Seine-Maritime {{LeHavre-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montivilliers
Montivilliers ( or ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Seine-Maritime Departments of France, department in the Normandy (administrative region), Normandy region in northern France. Geography A large light industry, light industrial and farming town by the banks of the river Lézarde (Seine), Lézarde in the Pays de Caux, situated just north of Le Havre, at the junction of the D489, D52, D926 and D31 roads. History Pre-Roman archaeological discoveries include Bronze Age axes and jade jewelry. The old Roman road from here to Harfleur was destroyed by the English in 1415. The ''Abbey Church of Notre-Dame'', sometimes referred to as the Montivilliers Abbey dates back to 684, although it was destroyed by a Viking raid in 850, and rebuilt as a church in both the Romanesque architecture, Romanesque and Gothic architecture, Gothic styles. Heraldry Population Places of interest * The nineteenth-century chateau de Colmoulins. * The church of St. Germain, dating from the fourteen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mannevillette
Mannevillette () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Geography A farming village in the Pays de Caux situated some north of Le Havre, at the junction of the D111 and D79 roads. Heraldry Population Places of interest * The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the eleventh century. See also *Communes of the Seine-Maritime department The following is a list of the 708 communes of the French department of Seine-Maritime. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Official website Communes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manéglise
Manéglise () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Geography A farming village in the Pays de Caux situated some north of Le Havre, at the junction of the D926 and D52 roads. Heraldry Population Places of interest * The church of St. Germain, dating from the eleventh century. * A sixteenth-century chapel. * The château des Hellandes, built in 1904 by Monsieur Levesque on the site of a 17th-century manorhouse. It was used as a hospital during World War I. Twinned with * Pecq, Belgium * Saint-Épiphane, Canada * Swanmore, United Kingdombr> See also *Communes of the Seine-Maritime department The following is a list of the 708 communes of the French department of Seine-Maritime. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020): [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harfleur
Harfleur () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region of northern France. It was the principal seaport in north-western France for six centuries, until Le Havre was built about five kilometres (three miles) downstream in the sixteenth century to take advantage of anchorages less prone to siltation. Harfleur is now on the eastern edge of Le Havre's urban area. Geography A light industrial town situated in the Pays de Caux by the banks of the Seine and Lézarde rivers, some east of Le Havre, at the junction of the N282, D231 and D9015 roads. Harfleur station has rail connections to Fécamp and Le Havre. History In Roman times, Harfleur was known as ''Caracotinum'', the principal port of the ancient Calates. A Roman road led from Harfleur to Troyes. Another road that disappeared during the Hundred Years War linked Harfleur to Fécamp. Several Merovingian sarcophagi have been unearthed at the foot of Mount Cabert. In the Middle Ages, the town's name, ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
