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| - | '''Le Havre''' is a city in the [[Seine-Maritime]] [[Departments of France|department]] of the [[Haute-Normandie]] region in [[France]]. It is situated in north-western France, on the right bank of the mouth of the [[Seine|river Seine]] on the [[English Channel]]. Le Havre is the most populous [[Communes of France|commune]] in the Haute-Normandie region, although the total population of the greater Le Havre conurbation is smaller than that of [[Rouen]]'s. It is also the second largest [[subprefecture]] in France (after [[Reims]]). Its port is the second busiest in France (after that of [[Marseille]]). Since 1974 it has been the [[Episcopal see|see]] of the diocese of Le Havre. | + | '''Seine-Maritime''' ({{IPA-fr|sɛn maʁitim|-|LL-Q150 (fra)-GrandCelinien-Seine-Maritime.wav}}) is a [[department of France]] in the [[Normandy (administrative region)|Normandy]] [[Regions of France|region]] of northern [[France]]. It is situated on the northern coast of France, at the mouth of the [[Seine]], and includes the cities of [[Rouen]] and [[Le Havre]]. Until 1955 it was named '''Seine-Inférieure'''. |
| - | Le Havre was originally named ''Franciscopolis'' after King [[Francis I of France|Francis I]], who founded the city in 1517. A chapel known as ''Notre-Dame-de-Grâce'' ("Our Lady of Grace") existed at the site before the city was established, and the denomination lent its name to the port, to be called ''Le Havre'' (or ''Le Hable'') ''de Grâce'' ("the harbor of grace"). The shortened name ''Le Havre'', as used in modern times, simply translates as "the port" or "the harbor". | ||
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| - | While under German occupation, the city was devastated in 1944 during the [[Invasion of Normandy|Battle of Normandy]] in World War II; 5,000 people were killed and 12,000 homes destroyed, mainly by Allied air attacks. After the war, the center was rebuilt in the [[Modernism|modernist]] style by [[Auguste Perret]]. Le Havre was honored with the [[Légion d'honneur|Legion of Honor]] award on 18 July 1949. It was designated a [[UNESCO World Heritage Site]] in 2005. | ||
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| - | Le Havre was once synonymous with urban gloom and greyness. The city's inhabitants have done much to change this; as a result of substantial improvements, Le Havre is now spoken of as the [[Brasilia]] of France. | ||
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Seine-Maritime (Template:IPA-fr) is a department of France in the Normandy region of northern France. It is situated on the northern coast of France, at the mouth of the Seine, and includes the cities of Rouen and Le Havre. Until 1955 it was named Seine-Inférieure.
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