Le Havre city centre is the first 20th century urban settlement in Europe to be added to the World Heritage List.

It is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department and the Haute-Normandie region. The inhabitants of the city are called Havrais or Havraises. It is the most populous commune in the Haute-Normandie region and the largest sub-prefecture in France. It is also a bishop's see.

Le Havre is also used in the sense of "port". The city was first called Franciscopolis, in homage to King Francis I, who took the initiative to construct the city, in addition to Le Havre (or Le Hable) de Grace, the latter term being derived from the chapel Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, which existed on the site before the city's founding.

The city was also dubbed the Porte Océane, or Door to the Ocean. Architecturally, this image has been revived through the "door" that forms the frame at either end of Fochs Avenue, which comes out of the sea. In population, Le Havre ranks second of the French ports, first of the cities in Normandy, and ranks second in the metro areas of Haute-Normandie.

Wikipedia articles for Le Havre

• Le Havre
• Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics
• Sailing at the 1924 Summer Olympics
• St. Joseph's Church, Le Havre
• Le Havre Cathedral
• Funiculaire du Havre
• USST 488
• Gare du Havre
• Les Bains Des Docks
• Sainte-Adresse
• University of Le Havre
• Dock Océane
• Port of Le Havre
• Le Havre Power Plant Chimney
• Le Havre Power Plant Chimney
• Gare du Havre-Graville
• Le Havre ? Octeville Airport