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Le Havre

Le Havre is a city in Normandy, northern France, on the English Channel at the mouth of the Seine. Population: 200,000.

Le Havre is a sous-préfecture of the département of Seine-Maritime.

The city was founded in 1517, when it was named Le Havre-de-Grâce.

Sister cities inlude:

Dalian, China

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