Le Havre's beach may rarely experience flooding known as "flooding from storms". Thousands of references are available in specialized libraries in the Higher School of Art, the Museum of André Malraux, and the Natural History Museum. Havre is a city located in Montana. Численность населения Гавр. A boarding school of excellence, the Claude Bernard college, opened in 2011. The debates are generally public except for certain proceedings.[61]. Finally 800 people study in paramedical and social schools mostly in the IFSI (Institute of Training in Nursing) which has approximately 600 students. Population. Head to head statistics, odds, last league matches and more info for the match. Since 23 October 2010 the mayor has been Édouard Philippe (UMP). [132], Many buildings in the city are classified as "historical monuments", but the 2000s marked the real recognition of Le Havre's architectural heritage. Le Havre's festival calendar is punctuated by a wide range of events. In 2017 INSEE counted 170,147 people living in the commune of Le Havre,[66] while the urban area of Le Havre had 235,218 inhabitants and the metropolitan area of Le Havre had 288,973 inhabitants. [115] It is the seat of the association consistoriale israélite du Havre whose president is Victor Elgressy. [48] In their extension North-west between Bleville and Octeville airport a new area is being developed: "Les Hauts de Bleville". [3], Between 2012 and 2017, the birth rate was 14.3 per thousand and the mortality rate was 10.4 per thousand: even though the Rate of natural increase is positive it does not compensate for the clearly negative net migration rate (-0.7%). The name of the town was attested in 1489, even before it was founded by François I in the form le Hable de Grace then Ville de Grace in 1516, two years before its official founding. The second major sports team is Saint Thomas Basketball who represent the city in LNB Pro A. Thirdly the HAC women's team who play in the first division with many international players in its ranks. Five newspapers cover the Le Havre agglomeration: the dailies Le Havre libre, Le Havre Presse, Paris Normandie in its Le Havre edition in collaboration with Le Havre Presse and Liberté-Dimanche (communal Sunday edition of the previous three) are part of the Hersant group which is currently in serious financial trouble and looking for a buyer. Thirteen Corail trains of the Paris–Le Havre line link stations at Bréauté-Beuzeville, Yvetot, and Rouen, with Paris Saint-Lazare station. [27] A Carbon accounting showed in 2009 that the municipality ejected some 32,500 tonnes of CO2 per year. For a long time Le Havre has exploited the strengths of its coastal location but also suffered from its relative isolation. [28] In 2011 the average annual emissions of sulfur dioxide by industry was between three micrograms per cubic metre in the centre of Le Havre to twelve micrograms per cubic metre in the district of Caucriauville. Le Havre has a population of 172,074 residents. Head to head statistics, odds, last league matches and more info for the match. Built in 1987, the Jacques Monod Hospital offers a full range of care in medicine, surgery, gynecology, obstetrics, pediatrics, geriatrics, mental health follow-up care, rehabilitation, reintegration, and public health. Artikel bertopik geografi Prancis ini adalah sebuah rintisan . Founded in 1881 but heavily damaged during World War II, the Museum of Natural History is housed in Le Havre's former law courts, built in the mid-18th century; the façade and monumental staircase are listed as historical monuments. The plateau is covered with a layer of flinty clay and a fertile silt. The artist lived for a time in the city. It provides about 50% of the production of basic plastics and 80% of additives and oils[124] with more than 3,500 researchers working in private and public laboratories. As the station is the gateway to the city with the main avenues intersecting here. [152] The Docks Café is an exhibition centre of 17,500 square metres (188,000 sq ft) used for shows, fairs, and exhibitions. Le Havre occupies the north bank of the estuary of the Seine on the Channel. Diana Gabaldon set the second novel in her Outlander series, Dragonfly in Amber (1992), partly in Le Havre. Le Tetris at the fort of Tourneville will, in 2013, be a place devoted to contemporary music. It was subsequently named Le Havre-de-Grâce ("Harbor of Grace"; hence Havre de Grace, Maryland). Docks Océane is a multi-purpose hall (concerts, shows, and sporting events) which can accommodate up to 4,700 spectators in 1,800 square metres (19,000 sq ft). The Port of Le Havre and the light on the estuary of the Seine inspired many painters: Louis-Philippe Crepin (1772–1851), Jean-Baptiste Corot (1796–1875), Eugène Isabey (1803–1886), Theodore Gudin (1802–1880), Adolphe-Felix Cals (1810–1880), Jean-François Millet (1814–1875) in 1845,[154] Gustave Courbet (1819–1877) etc.. Today, Le Havre is known as a water sports and Seaside resort. The Paris Basin consists of sedimentary rocks. Subprefecture and commune in Normandy, France. List of public junior high schools (collèges) in Le Havre, List of Public Sixth-form Colleges/Senior High Schools in Le Havre, Private Sixth-form Colleges/Senior High Schools. The city was founded already in the early 1500s by King Francis I but was limited in growth by religious wars for many years. Le nombre d'habitants pour 2020 est calculé à partir du taux d'évolution moyen annuel de -0.4% (2011-2016 source INSEE). Le Havre had a tramway system from 1894 until it closed in 1957. Changes in years 1990–2000 were numerous. The CTPO operates a bus network consisting of 19 regular urban routes and six evening routes called the "Midnight Bus". By public transport it is necessary to go to Rouen by train or bus (using No. It was created in January 2001 and it was merged into the new communauté urbaine Le Havre Seine Métropole on 1 January 2019. It is said to be named after the city of Le Havre in France. In May there is the Fest Yves, a Breton festival in the Saint-François district. A free weekly of information, Le Havre Infos (PubliHebdo group[108]) has been published since 2010 every Wednesday and is available in many places in the city.[109][110]. 1 945 hab. After Reims, it is also the second largest subprefecture in France. [citation needed], The southern districts have for some years experienced profound change due to European funding. A study by Aphekom comparing ten large French cities showed that Le Havre is the least polluted urban commune of France. The first adventure of Ric Hochet (1963), the designer Tibet and André-Paul Duchâteau, Traquenard au Havre (Trap at Le Havre) shows the seaside and the port. The Museum at the Priory of Graville displays many items of religious art including statues, madonnas, and other religious objects many of which are classified by the Ministry of Culture. [54] It is also the largest member of the Le Havre Seine Métropole. Fanny Loviot departed from Le Havre in 1852, as an emigrant to San Francisco and points further west, and recounted her adventures in Les pirates chinois (A Lady's Captivity among Chinese Pirates in the Chinese Seas, 1858). The shops are concentrated along several major roads in the Rond-Point neighbourhood. [74] The Jules Valles collage in Caucriauville is classified as a sensitive institution and eleven colleges are in a priority education zone (ZEP). Other cultural institutions of the city centre are being transformed: the cinema of art and a trial of Le Sirius facing the University will reopen in 2013. [52] A Germanic origin can explain the "aspiration" of the initial h. New research however focuses on the fact that the term was attested very early (12th century) and in Norman texts in the forms Hable, hafne, havene, havne, and haule makes a Dutch origin unlikely. Le Havre also appears in comic books: for example, in L'Oreille cassée (The Broken Ear) (1937), Tintin embarks on the vessel City of Lyon sailing to South America. Finally, there are numerous exhibitions in the city such as the SPOT, a centre for contemporary art,[147] art galleries, and Le Portique – a contemporary art space opened in 2008; the municipal library of Le Havre regularly organizes exhibitions. The Musée Malraux houses some of his paintings : Waterlilies, London Parliament et Winter Sun at Lavacourt. The course of the Solitaire du Figaro was partly in Le Havre in 2010. [33] In addition there is a TGV daily service to Le Havre: it has connected the city to Marseille since December 2004 serving Rouen, Mantes-la-Jolie, Versailles, Massy, Lyon, Avignon, Aix-en-Provence, and Saint Charles station in Marseilles.[33]. A local televised edition on France 3, France 3 Baie de Seine, is broadcast every evening then again on France 3 Haute Normandie. Le Havre appears in several literary works as a point of departure to America: in the 18th century, Father Prevost embarked Manon Lescaut and Des Grieux for French Louisiana. With its annex, it includes a high court, a juvenile court, and a commercial court. Since 2006, France estimates the population by using census results of different years. Pages 12, 17, 22. Population of Le Havre. The church of Notre Dame was promoted to Cathedral Notre Dame du Havre. [35] From January 2011 there has been a regular shuttle service specific to the Industrial Zone and Port of Le Havre, thus adding to the cross-estuary service of VTNI. Le Havre is an urban French commune and city in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region of northwestern France. In the 1980s many groups have emerged after a first dynamic development in the 1960s and 1970s. Several national and regional radio stations are relays for Le Havre: local information on France Bleu Haute Normandie, local relay from 12 noon to 4pm on Virgin radio Normandie 101.8 FM, local relay for Information from 6am to 9am and from 4pm to 8pm on NRJ Le Havre 92.5 FM. The Port receives a large number of oil tankers that transported 27.5 million tonnes of crude oil and 11.7 million tonnes of refined product in 2011. Between the latter also in the context of Z'Estivales is an event offering many shows of street art throughout the summer supplemented by the festival of world music MoZaïques at the fort of Sainte-Adresse in August since 2010. With 68.6 million tons of cargo in 2011, the port of Le Havre is the second largest French seaport in trade volume behind that of Marseille and 50th largest port in the world. Map showing population density in French department. Au total, 8 % de la population communal est concernée. Orleans - Le Havre, 8 February 2019, 19:00, Ligue 2, France, season 2018 - 2019. Le Havre is located 50 kilometres (31 miles) west of Rouen on the shore of the English Channel and at the mouth of the Seine. From the 18th century; like the Museum of Old Havre it is dedicated to the History of Le Havre and contains many relics from the Ancien Régime as well as furniture, old maps, statues, and paintings. "Les Collections Biologiques du Muséum avant le désastre du 5 Septembre 1944." Bouville was the commune where the writer lived who wrote his diary in La Nausée (The Nausea) (1938) by Jean-Paul Sartre who was inspired by Le Havre city where he wrote his first novel. There are several monastic establishments (Carmel of the Transfiguration, Franciscan Monastery, Little Sisters of the Poor, etc.). There are buildings in brick from the 19th century, large developments (Chicago, Les Neiges), worker estates, SMEs, warehouses, dock and port facilities, and transport infrastructure. The second cultural centre of the city is in the Eure district near the Basin Vauban. The city received the label "City of Art and History" in 2001, then in 2005 UNESCO inscribed the city of Le Havre as a World Heritage Site. Catholic Diocese of Le Havre. They are currently represented by Agnès Firmin-Le Bodo and Jean-Paul Lecoq. Later, the Norman writer Guy de Maupassant located several of his works at Le Havre such as Au muséum d'histoire naturelle (At the Museum of Natural History) a text published in Le Gaulois on 23 March 1881 and again in Pierre et Jean. [citation needed]. A pool, a shopping centre and a street have been named after René Coty from Le Havre, who served as President of the French Republic from 1954 to 1959. Other indicators visualized on maps: (In English only, for now) Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) Answer: Le Havre, France (Administrative unit: Haute-Normandie [Upper Normandy]) - last known population is ≈ 173 100 (year 2012).This was 0.272% of total France population.If population growth rate would be same as in period 2007-2012 (-0.75%/year), Le Havre population in 2020 would be: 163 069*. [12] The soil consists of several metres of alluvium or silt deposited by the Seine. Les Halles is one of the commercial hubs of the city. It was built on former marshland and mudflats that were drained in the 16th century. [104] The Stade Océane (Ocean Stadium), inaugurated in July 2012, replaced the Stade Jules Deschaseaux. Explanation: Communes in the boundaries of 1 January 2019. [51] The common noun havre meaning "port" was out of use at the end of the 18th or beginning of the 19th centuries but is still preserved in the phrase havre de paix meaning "safe haven". [126] In the energy field, the EDF thermal power plant of Le Havre has an installed capacity of 1,450MW and operates using coal with 357 employees. Radio Albatros is a local station installed in the Sanvic du Havre district transmitting on FM frequency 88.2. [71] The population of workers is concentrated in the southern suburbs close to the port and the industrial zone. [69] Most had North African (5060) or African (3114) origins. After the war the commune saw its population increase until 1975. The museum houses mineralogy, zoology, ornithology, palaeontology and prehistory departments as well as 8,000 early 19th-century paintings from the collection of local naturalist and traveller Charles-Alexandre Lesueur (1778–1846). Then came the school of Fauvism in which many artists did their training at Le Havre: Othon Friesz (1879–1949), Henri de Saint-Delis (1876–1958), Raoul Dufy (1877–1953), Georges Braque (1882–1963), Raymond Lecourt (1882–1946), Albert Copieux (1885–1956), who followed the course of the School of Fine Arts of Le Havre in the time of Charles Lhuillier. It is to Eugène Boudin (1824–1898) who created many representations of Le Havre in the 19th century. Thus, the docks have been completely transformed into sports and entertainment complexes (Dock Océane), a mall (Docks Vauban), and an exhibition hall (Docks Café). Tome 40. [107] Finally, there are several opportunities for runners with ten kilometres (6.2 miles) in Le Havre or the strides of Montgeon. The Autumn Festival in Normandy, organized by the departments of Seine-Maritime and Eure, and the Region of Normandy, runs from September to November and offers numerous concerts throughout the region as well as theatre performances and dance. In 1899, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864–1901) painted La serveuse anglaise du Star (The English waitress of Star) (Museum Toulouse-Lautrec, Albi) of a girl he met in a bar in the city. The main destination is the Transport hub of Lyon. The broken lines mark the approximate boundaries of the empty diagonal. Port Authority of Le Havre: Address: Terre-Plein de la Barre B.P. Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International. [105] Basketball and Handball matches are playued in the Dock Océane hall (3600 seats) while ice hockey is played at the ice hockey rink (900 seats). It was created on 1 January 2019 by the merger of the former Agglomeration community of Le Havre and the communautés de communes Canton de Criquetot-l'Esneval and Caux Estuaire. 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. [44] The new medical axis around the new Clinic des Ormeaux was built in the neighbourhoods where many homes are planned with the aim of promoting social mix. The city has been awarded two flowers by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the Competition of cities and villages in Bloom.[8].