Le Havre is a city in Normandy, northern France, on the English Channel, at the mouth of the Seine.
Population of the city (commune) at the 1999 census was 190,905 inhabitants (186,700 inhabitants as of February 2004 estimates). Population of the whole metropolitan area (aire urbaine) at the 1999 census was 296,773 inhabitants.
It was the port-of-call for French ocean liners making the Transatlantic crossing (cf Cruise ship). Le Havre is known as "La Porte Océane". It is the largest city in Normandy before Rouen. It is the first largest export port in France.
Le Havre has been classified as a World Heritage Site since July 2005. The city has one university and a strong sporting heritage, with “Le HAC”, the oldest professional association football club in France.

Le Havre was heavily bombed during the Second World War. Many historic buildings were lost as a result.

Churches
Cathedral : the first stone of the building was laid in 1536. It is the seat of the Bishop of Le Havre.
Church of St. Joseph, one of the most recognized symbols of the city. The belltower is one of the tallest in France, rising to a height of 106 metres. It was designed by Auguste Perret.
Church of St. Michel
Church of St. Vincent [Eglise St. Vincent:
Church of St. François [Eglise St. François:
Church of St. Anne [Eglise St. Anne
Church of St. Marie
St. Michel d'Ingouville chapel (15th century) [St. Michel Chapel
Graville Abbey, a monastery dedicated to Sainte Honorine, set in grounds on the northern bank of the Seine River.

Museums
Musée des Beaux-Arts André Malraux : this museum houses a collection of art spanning the past five centuries, the impressionist paintings collections are the second most extensive in France after theses of Orsay Museum in Paris. There are paintings by Claude Monet and other artists who lived and worked in Normandy. Some of the paintings are from Eugène Boudin,Eugène Delacroix, Gustave Courbet, Edgar Degas, Édouard Manet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Georges Seurat, Raoul Dufy, Alfred Sisley. One of the museum's latest purchases is Vague, par temps d'orage by Gustave Courbet. The collection of Olivier Senn (1864-1959), given to the museum in 2004, contains more than 205 paintings.
Musée du Vieux Havre
Musée d'histoire naturelle (Museum of Natural History)

Others
The Shipowner home (18th century)
The former tribunal (18th century)
The town Hall : the modern belfry contains offices
The "Volcan", cultural center built by Oscar Niemeyer
Square St. Roch
Japanese Garden