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Le Havre

Also known as Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret, Le Havre, la ville reconstruite par Auguste Perret, reconstructed center of Le Havre, Reconstruction du Havre

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Location

Where it sits, and what is around it

Le Havre is in Le Havre. The nearest other World Heritage site is D-Day Landing Beaches, about 75 km away.

Nearest towns and cities

  • Le Havre · about 242,000 peopleat the site
  • Caen · about 190,000 peopleabout 50 km south-west
  • Rouen · about 533,000 peopleabout 70 km east
  • Dieppe · about 42,000 peopleabout 85 km north-east
  • Cherbourg · about 61,000 peopleabout 130 km west
  • Brighton · about 503,000 peopleabout 150 km north
Le HavreLe Havre10 km
The site is ringed; towns and other World Heritage sites are shown for context.

Nearby World Heritage sites

The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies

Map of Le Havre and the 5 nearest World Heritage sitesD-Day Landing Beaches1Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay2Chartres Cathedral3Amiens Cathedral4Palace and Park of Versailles5Le Havre
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.

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