[87] There is also a branch of the teacher training institute of Rouen (IUFM) for two courses (CAPET of technology and CRPE school teacher). The bus station, certified NF since 2005, has been refurbished. Modern Le Havre remains deeply influenced by its employment and maritime traditions. Bombed in 1941, it lost its pediment, its bell tower, and roof. These are large housing estates in Caucriauville, Bois de Bleville, Mont-Gaillard, and Mare-rouge where a disadvantaged population is concentrated. The CODAH transport network is called Lia[35] and is operated by the Ocean Port Transport company (CTPO), a subsidiary of Veolia Transport. Since 1 June 2006 a Biennale of contemporary Art has been organized by the group Partouche. Although well developed and diversified, the local economy relies heavily on industrial sites, international groups, and subcontracted SMEs. The Hockey Club of Le Havre played at the fourth level nationally (Division 3) for the 2008–2009 season. 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. In spring a Children's Book Festival was recently created. He also holds the presidency of the CODAH and has held a seat in the National Assembly for the 7th district of Seine-Maritime since 2012. It is situated on the right bank of the estuary of the river Seine on the Channel southwest of the Pays de Caux.

Several magazines provide local information: LH Océanes (Municipal magazine) and Terres d'Agglo (Agglomeration Area magazine) to which must be added several free magazines: Aux Arts (cultural information more focused on the Basse-Normandie region) Bazart (cultural events in Le Havre but now with circulation across all of Normandy), and HAC Magazine (news about HAC).
[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. 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. [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". Twelve languages are taught and 17% of students are foreigners. In judo the French team has two members from Le Havre: Dimitri Dragin and Baptiste Leroy. [27] A Carbon accounting showed in 2009 that the municipality ejected some 32,500 tonnes of CO2 per year. Excellent bed and breakfast within 10 minutes walking of Hotel de Ville or the train station. At the end of 2012 students from Sciences-Po Europe Asia and from INSA integrated new buildings next to the ISEL (Higher Institute of logistics studies) and the future ENSM (Ecole Nationale Supérieure Maritime). Le Havre is a port city at the mouth of the Seine, on the English Channel (French: Manche) in the region of Upper Normandy in France.. The second cultural centre of the city is in the Eure district near the Basin Vauban. From the 21st century, a census of communes with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger towns that have a sample survey every year. [30] The streets are lined with 13,000 trees of 150 different varieties.[32]. Numerous roads link to Le Havre with the main access roads being the A29 autoroute from Amiens and the A13 autoroute from Paris linking to the A131 autoroute. Trains run to/from Paris regularly, taking about 2 hours: most stop at Rouen en route. [48] In their extension North-west between Bleville and Octeville airport a new area is being developed: "Les Hauts de Bleville". Le Havre is French for "the harbour". [130] The city has long been home to many service companies whose activity is related to port operations: primarily the ship-owning companies and also the marine insurance companies. - Vent d'Ouest (opposite St Joseph's church) Since September 2007 the ICC has welcomed local students in their first year in the relocated Europe-Asia campus of the Institute of Political Studies of Paris. A local bus service runs regularly around town. 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. Maritime cruises. The city has 99 sports facilities including 46 gymnasiums, 23 sports fields, and 5 swimming pools. A new multimedia library at the "Volcano" is being refurbished for 2014. For air transport, there is Le Havre Octeville Airport which is located 5 km (3 mi) north of Le Havre at the town of Octeville-sur-Mer and managed by CODAH. It allows the demolition and rebuilding of more than 1,700 homes. [10] It occupies the south-western tip of the natural region of Pays de Caux where it is the largest city. Book your tickets online for the top things to do in Le Havre, France on Tripadvisor: See 7,545 traveller reviews and photos of Le Havre tourist attractions. There are many growth factors in the tourist industry: blue flag rating, World Heritage status from UNESCO, the label French Towns and Lands of Art and History, cruise ship development, a policy of value-creation from heritage, and the City of the Sea project. [151] The largest cinema in Le Havre is located on the Docks Vauban (2,430 seats). [155] Several directors have chosen the port facilities as part of their movie: The city has also hosted the filming of several comedies such as: The film by Sophie Marceau, La Disparue de Deauville, made in 2007, contains many scenes around the port of Le Havre, in the Coty shopping centre of Coty and in the streets of the central city. Days without wind are rare. Sailing events are often held and the Transat Jacques Vabre transatlantic race has been held every two years since 1993 linking Le Havre to Latin America. The trend continued in the 1980s although at a slower pace.

New buildings have sprung up (University of Le Havre, the conservatory, headquarters of the SPB (Provident Society Bank), and of CMA CGM, Novotel, Matmut, new CCI) some of which were designed by renowned architects. The city also has a Labour Court and District Court. In 2017 the city had a lower proportion of managers and intellectual occupations than the national average (14.4% against 18.1%). Other cultural venues are scattered in the city centre: the cinema Le Studio, the theatre of the City Hall (700 seats),[149] the Little Theatre (450 seats),[150] the Théâtre des Bains Douches (94 seats), Akté theatre (60 seats), and the Poulailler (Henhouse)) (associative theatre with 50 seats) host numerous shows each year. [17], Due to its location on the coast of the Channel, the climate of Le Havre is temperate oceanic.
When founded in 1517, the city was named Franciscopolis after Francis I of France. Finally, the beach is a place for kitesurfing, windsurfing and surfing.