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{{France}} {{City |name =Le Havre |country =France |region =Upper-Normandy |nickname = |group =9934 |wikipedia =Le Havre |wikivoyage =Le Havre |image =Blason ville fr Le Havre.png |imagetext =Blason of the City |ambassadors=[[Liste_des_Volontaires_CS_en_France#En_Haute_Normandie|CS Ambassadors in the Area]] }} [[File:Le_Havre_de_nuit.JPG|thumb|500px|center|Le Havre by night]] '''Le Havre''' is a city in '''[[France]]''', at the mouth of the Seine River. It is a commune in the '''Seine-Maritime''' department and the '''[[Upper-Normandy]]''' region. There are 183,900 inhabitants in Le Havre, named the ''Havrais'' and ''Havraise (s)'' and 258,514 inhabitants in its agglomeration. See all localisations of this wiki article on [http://maps.google.fr/maps/ms?hl=fr&gl=fr&ie=UTF8&oe=UTF8&msa=0&msid=114337105473200150226.00044ad3dd11028272a57&ll=49.507823,0.10643&spn=0.099652,0.233459&t=h&z=12 Google Maps] '''[http://couchwiki.org/en/Le_Havre_%28fran%C3%A7ais%29 Page disponible en français]''' <!-- Some basic information here. Indication of number of CouchSurfers. Please remember that this is not a travel guide - Wikivoyage is where travel-guide information should be written! --> == History of Le Havre == <!-- Put here a little chapter of the history of the city, but not so long, the entire history has to be developped on the wikipedia page of the city [[wikipedia:Le Havre]] --> More informations about the History of Le Havre on the [[wikipedia:Le Havre]] ! ==<font color="#0000FF">Transport</font>== === To get to le Havre === '''Train''' The train costs 28€ for one way from '''[[Paris]]''' (Saint-Lazare Station) if you have no reductions. You can save money if you take a return and spend the night of Saturday before returning (around 36-42 € with the return). The station is close to the town center. '''[http://www.voyages-sncf.com/ SNCF website]''' All trains go by '''[[Rouen]]''', so you can make a stop at that beautiful city. If you are in '''[[Lower-Normandy]]''', it's very difficult to go by train because you must go to '''Rouen''' or '''Paris''' before arriving to '''Le Havre'''. Prefer the '''coach''' (see down) '''Boat''' Ferries from '''[[Portsmouth]]''' (25€ - one way) and '''[[Newhaven]]''' (25€ - one way) Shuttle to the station '''[http://www.ldlines.fr/ LD Lines website]''' '''Plane''' Le Havre-Octeveille Airport ('''[http://www.havre.aeroport.fr/ Airport website]''') Flights from '''[[Lyon]]''', '''[[Toulouse]]''' and '''[[Brighton]]''' Bus to the town center '''Car''' - From '''Paris''' : motorways A13 then A131 (via the Bridge of Tancarville - 2 hours) - From '''Western France''' : motorways A84 then A13 and A131 (via the Bridge of Normandy - 1 hour from [[Caen]] / 2 hours from Mont Saint Michel) - From '''Nothern''' and '''Eastern France''' : motorway A29 '''Hitchhiking''' Good spots to leave Le Havre : - traffic lights near the station (Quai Colbert / Cours de la République) - gas stations (Esso - BP) on Boulevard Winston Churchill - toll booths of Bridge of Normandy (to Western France, you must go by bus #20 and #50) or Bridge of Tancarville (to Rouen and Paris. But there are no bus !) '''Coach''' From '''Caen''', '''Lisieux''' and the '''Lower-Normandy''' : '''Bus Verts''' (14€ - one way) '''[http://www.busverts.fr/ Bus Verts web site]''' The bus station is near the station. === How to circulate in the City ? === '''Bus''' - In Le Havre and its agglomeration ('''[http://www.agglo-lehavre.fr/ website of the agglomeration]'''), '''Bus Océane''' is in charge of the bus. But it's very difficult to have a bus after 10:00 PM ! Prefer the "1-week ticket" (a day to the Sunday of the same week - 11,50€) or the "1-day ticket" (3,30€) : if you buy your ticket on the bus, it costs 1,50€ for 1 hour. '''[http://www.bus-oceane.com/ Bus Océane website]''' - It's possible to go to cities like Fécamp or Étretat with '''CNA''' or '''Autocars Gris''' (ACG) '''[http://www.mobiregion.net/ CNA Website]''' No website for Autocars Gris (?) '''Train''' There is an urbain train called '''LER'''. It's between Le Havre Station and Harfleur, Montivilliers and Rolleville. '''Bus Océane''' is in charge of this train too. So it's the same prices. '''Bicycle''' You can rent a bicycle or a twin with '''Vélocéane''' Bicycle : 2€ for 2 hours, 3€ for half a day, 5€ for a day Twin : 3€ for 2 hours, 4€ for half a day, 7€ for a day '''[http://www.bus-oceane.com/presentation/index.asp?rub_code=35 Vélocéane website]''' '''[http://www.ville-lehavre.fr/delia-CMS/guichet_virtuel/rubrique/article_id-/topic_id-544/velo.html Informations about segregated cycle facilities in Le Havre] '''Foot''' The best for seeing the city ! Only one car-free zone (arround rue Victor Hugo) but large sidewalks and walk on the seefront. ==<font color="#0000FF">What to see / to do ?</font>== [[File:Eglise_St_Joseph.JPG|thumb|250px|right|St Joseph Church]] === In Le Havre === - The '''city center''' that was rebuilt between 1945 and 1964 by Auguste Perret after being destroyed at the end of World War II. Since 2005, it is registered on the list of world inheritance of humanity by UNESCO. - '''Town Hall''', designed by Auguste Perret - 20th century - '''Cultural Centre''' (Le Volcan), designed by Oscar Niemeyer - 20th century - '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_St._Joseph St Joseph's Church]''', designed by Auguste Perret - 20th century - '''Notre Dame Cathedral''', 15th century - '''Priory of Graville''', 13th century - '''Pasino''' - Casino, old "Palais de la Bourse", designed by Otello Zavaroni - 20th century - '''Villa Maritime''', old house of the French dramaturge Armand Salacrou - 19th century - '''Château des Gadelles''', also named "Porte de Burgos", désigned by Pierre-Édouard Dumont, Henri Toutain and Gustave Eiffel - 19th century - '''University Library''', designed by René and Phine Weeke Dottelonde - 21th century - '''Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Le Havre''', designed by René and Phine Weeke Dottelonde - 21th century [[File:La_plage_du_Havre.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Le Havre beach]] - '''Novotel''', designed by Jean-Paul Viguier - 21th century - '''Japanese Garden''', created thanks to the link between the harbours of Le Havre and Osaka - '''Les Jardins Suspendus''', gardens in an old fort, from where you have a nice point of view on the city - Go to the '''beach''' : between April and October, bars and restaurants are open on the sea front, very pleasant to see the sunset ! - Walk to the '''"End of the World"''' from the beach to the cliffs === Museums === - '''Musée Malraux''' : large Impressionist painting collection (5€ - free the first Saturday of the month - '''[http://www.ville-lehavre.fr/delia-CMS/guichet_virtuel/rubrique/article_id-/topic_id-246/musee-malraux.html website]''') - '''Museum d'Histoire Naturelle''' : natural history museum and its large collection of French naturalist Charles Alexandre Lesueur's pictures (free - '''[http://museum.ville-lehavre.fr/ website]''') - '''Appartement témoin''' (showflat) shows how was an apartment in the 50's (reservation at the Tourism Office) - '''Maison de l'Armateur''' 18th century house shows haw was life in Le Havre at this century (3€ - free the first Saturday of the month - '''[http://www.ville-lehavre.fr/delia-CMS/guichet_virtuel/rubrique/article_id-/topic_id-250/maison-de-l-armateur.html website]''') - '''Prieuré de Graville''' : Christian art collection (2€ - free the first Saturday of the month - '''[http://www.ville-lehavre.fr/delia-CMS/guichet_virtuel/rubrique/topic_id-249/prieure-de-graville.html website]''') === Near Le Havre === - '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Adresse Sainte-Adresse]''' Belgian capital during WWI (Nice Havrais - 20th century) : close to Le Havre by car - you can go by bus #1 and #9 - '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montivilliers Montivilliers]''' and its abbey (13th century) : close to Le Havre by car - you can go by bus #1 and #9 and the LER - '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harfleur Harfleur]''' and its medieval streets : close to Le Havre by car - you can go by bus #9 and the LER - '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etretat Étretat]''' and its famous cliffs : 20 min from Le Havre by car - you can go by bus #24 - '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pont_de_Normandie Pont de Normandie - Bridge of Normandy]''', famous cable-stayed road bridge : 20 min by car or by bus #20 and #50 - '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honfleur Honfleur]''' and its medieval village and old harbour : 30 min by car or by bus #20 and #50 ([http://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Honfleur Wikivoyage]) - '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marais-Vernier Marais Vernier]''', this old meander of the Seine River is a very beautiful place to walk and see animals (birds...) : 30 min by car or by bus #20 - '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deauville Deauville]''' and its famous casino and American Film Festival : 40 min by car or by bus #20 More informations about the places to visit in Le Havre on the [[wikivoyage:Le Havre]] ! ==<font color="#0000FF">2010-2009-2008 Events</font>== [[File:Visiteurs_du_havre.JPG|thumb|250px|right|Exhibition 2009]] 2010 Eté : spectacles les Zestivales [http://oceanes.ville-lehavre.fr/Zestivales10/index.html] 27 juillet : départ de la course du Figaro en solitaire à la voile 1er-30 octobre : Biennale d'art contemporain [http://www.artslehavre.com/arts_le_havre_2010/biennale_arts_le_havre_2010.html] 2009 - May 8-10 : '''"week end de la glisse"''', au Skate Park (competition de skate, bike, roller, wakeboard,freestyle..) - May 16th : '''La Nuit des Musées''', - free museums - May 20 - Septembre 30 : exhibition at the beach '''"visitors at le Havre"''' about personalities that came here : Salvador Dali, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Bourvil, David Niven, Alfred Hitchock, Jane Fonda, André Malraux.. - May 23-24 : '''fêtes bretonne''', at St François (http://www.saintyves-gouelerwan.com/?q=node/211) - May 29-31 : '''Dixie Days''', jazz festival - June 14-16 : <strong>Festival Polar à la Plage (www.lesancresnoires.com), about detective novels - June 20-21 : '''National Music Day'''- music free in different places - June 27 --> August 9 : '''les Z'estivales''' - music, theatre..at the beach every saturdays and sundays - August 16 : '''Corso fleuri ''', procession of tanks flowered in the streets of the centre town of Le Havre 2008 - March 8th - May 18th : '''Double Jeu''', Hervé Robbe exhibition in Musée Malraux - March 15th - August 31th : '''Tableaux Kuna. Les molas, un art d’Amérique''', Panamanian Indian art exhibition in Prieuré de Graville - March 15th - August 31th : '''L’art des Amériques à la Maison de l’Armateur''', Pre-Columbian art exhibition in Maison de l'Armateur - March 21th - June 15th : '''The Other: Natives through the eyes of the Western civilization (1800-1804)''', exhibition in Museum d'Histoire Naturelle - April 25th - April 27th : '''Festival du Livre Jeunesse''', children's book festival ('''[http://festihavrelivrejeunesse.over-blog.com/ website]''') - May 8th - May 11th : '''Ouest Park Festival''', music festival in Harfleur. Groups coming : Loic Lantoine - BB Brunes - Hush Puppies - Hightone - Fancy - Les Fils de Teuhpu - Beat Assailant... ('''[http://www.myspace.com/ouestpark MySpace page]''') - May 12th - May 27th : '''Météores''', danse festival ('''[http://www.ccnhhn-robbe.com/ccn/index.htm website]''') - May 30th - June 1st : '''Dixies Days''', jazz music festival in Sainte-Adresse ('''[http://www.ville-sainte-adresse.fr/dixie_days/dixie_days.htm website]''') - June 3th - June 30th : '''Arts Le Havre''', contemporaneous art biennal ('''[http://www.artslehavre.com/ website]''') - June 12th - June 15th : '''Les Ancres Noires''', detective's book festival ('''[http://www.lesancresnoires.com/ website]''') - June 21 - June 22th : '''Festival Couleurs d’Ailleurs''', quebecian traditions festival in Montivilliers - June 28th - August 10th : '''Z'Estivales''', street theatre festival - August : '''Corso Fleuri''', flower machine's parade - September : '''Mer en Fête''', sea's and fisherman's tradition festival - Autumn : '''Automne en Normandie''', classical music festival ('''[http://www.automne-en-normandie.com/ website]''') - December 17th: '''Saint Nicholas Parade''' == Meetings == <!-- If there are regular meetings, mention this. If there aren't regular meetings, but ''you'' want to help organizing meetings, add a link to your profile here --> '''First Le Havre Meeting''' : April 23th [http://www.couchsurfing.com/meetings.html?mid=10070 meeting link] '''[http://www.couchsurfing.com/group.html?gid=9934 Le Havre CS Group link]''' == Mailing List == <!-- Some cities, like Berlin, have very active mailing lists. This is more of a Hospitality Club thing, as CS has "Groups" for countries and cities, but it may be worth mentioning if there is a mailing list around and how to sign up to it. --> == Tips == <!-- Specific CouchSurfing tips. I.e. could it be a good idea to ask people in suburbs instead (because the city is very popular). Other useful things: * free food (is there a Food not Bombs?) * free wifi internet spots? --> == CouchSurfers == <!-- If you want to guide people, add a link to your profile and add some things you want to show to people --> === Meeting Organisers === <!-- List yourself if you have ever organised a meeting, or would like to - people could contact you about organising a gettogether when they are planning to visit the city? --> '''[http://www.couchsurfing.com/profile.html?id=3GQ38UF Julien]''' : often in Lyon till June but ready to organise something ! === Coffee or a drink === <!-- If you are not able to host anyone (for example if parents or flatmates are uncomfortable with the idea), but would still like to meet up with people travelling through the city! --> == In Case of Emergency == [[File:110 F 5944636 1f9rXG7PRPiG210JXW9Jql5PCPR0x9Lo.jpg|thumb|250px|right|]] * '''Police Station:'''17 * '''Health Urgency:'''112 * '''Hospital:''' * '''Fireman Station:'''18 * '''Emergency Doctor:''' == Local Media Mentions == [[File:Article CS - Paris Normandie - 23 Aout 2009 Le Havre.bmp|thumb|700px|center|Paris Normandie, Local Newspaper, August 23th 2009]] == Links == '''[http://www.ville-lehavre.fr/ Website of the city]''' '''[http://www.lehavretourisme.com/ Touristic informations]''' (in French, English, German, Italian, Spannish, Deutch, Chinese and Japanese) '''[http://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Le_Havre Wikivoyage Le Havre ]''' '''[http://photosmaville.com/ The site of a photographer from Le Havre]''' : 1 new picture everyday == Media Mentions == <!-- CouchSurfing and this city. E.g. was CouchSurfing mentioned in local media? --> <!-- Please add these intersite links if you have the time to look up this city over there: --> <!-- [[csgroup:NUMBER]] <!-- at http://couchsurfing.com/groups.html - NUMBER in address --> <!-- [[wikivoyage:Beauvais]] --> <!-- [[hitch:CITY]] <!-- at http://hitchhiking.wikia.com - CITY in address --> [[Category:France]] [[Category:Upper-Normandy]]
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