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Le Havre – Marina

Le Havre, France

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Le Havre – Marina
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Situated on the Seine estuary at the mouth of the Channel, Le Havre, in the department of Seine-Maritime, has inspired a host of painters including Monet, Dufy, Renoir and Sisley. Famous architects have also left their mark on the city, including Auguste Perret, who rebuilt Le Havre from the ruins of the 1944 bombings. The city centre is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Le Havre, with its population of around 170 000, is inextricably linked to its port – the second largest in France after Marseille, and the largest by container traffic. Le Havre’s deep-water harbour means that the largest vessels in the world can dock there.

Examples of projects and initiatives supported by the EU

Atoumod, multimodal mobility

The ‘Atoumod’ project aims to facilitate multimodal mobility (train, bus, car, park-and-ride facilities, taxis, bicycles, etc.) in Normandy through, for example, interoperable tickets, physically coordinated networks and online sales. The project has received EU funding.

Le Havre port tourism

Looking beyond its port business, HAROPA Port Le Havre is seeking to attract tourists with its new Havre-Port-Centre, which has benefited from EU support under the regional programme.

Waterway access to the port (new channel)

The ‘chatière’ project involves building a new protected channel connecting the port of Le Havre to the Seine. It has received EU funding to the tune of EUR 25 million, i.e. 20% of the total budget. It boosts multimodality on the Seine, contributing to the development of the port and the city, as well as helping to decarbonise transport.

Danton area

Near the railway station, the EU is providing a third of the funding for a major project to revitalise the Danton area of the city on the basis of consultations with residents. The aim is to improve their living conditions and forge closer community ties, for example via shared gardens.

"Richard" workshop and museum projects

Le Havre’s natural history museum has received two EU grants totalling EUR 1.15 million. One grant helped transform a brownfield site near the old Louis Richard factory buildings into a 1 300 m² space to display the museum’s collection. The second grant funded an employability project as part of which 14 people were recruited and received a year of training to help manage the collection and speed up work on the inventory.

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