Honfleur

Honfleur () is a commune in the Calvados department in northwestern France. It is located on the southern bank of the estuary of the Seine across from Le Havre and very close to the exit of the Pont de Normandie. The people that inhabit Honfleur are called Honfleurais.

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Honfleur is a town located in the Calvados department of northwestern France, situated on the southern bank of the Seine estuary across from Le Havre. It sits near the exit of the Pont de Normandie and is home to residents known as Honfleurais.

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Place details

Locality: Honfleur
Region: Normandie
Country: France
Population: 8,148
Timezone

Travel guide

Get in

23 km south of Le Havre via the Pont de Normandie 64 km north-east of Caen 184 km north of Le Mans 194 km west of Paris via the A13

See

thumb|250px|Sainte-Catherine church thumb|The wooden bell tower

Do

Geocaching: there are a few easy caches in town.

Buy

Open markets Art galleries: Looking for an expensive work of art? Honfleur is the place to be, with dozens of art galleries. Some of the most interesting ones are in the rue du Dauphin.

Eat

There are more than 100 restaurants in Honfleur, many of them clustered around the Vieux Bassin or near Sainte-Catherine church.

Go next

Le Havre (5 km north) Trouville-sur-Mer and Deauville, beach resorts (10 km south) Regional Natural Park of the Boucles de la Seine Normande (40 km east)

Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Article

13 sections

Contents

History
Toponymy
Geography
Population
Administration
Saint-Catherine's Church
Historic buildings
Museums
Notable people
Twin towns – sister cities
See also
References
External links

It is especially known for its old port, characterized by its houses with slate-covered frontages, painted frequently by artists. There have been many notable artists, including Gustave Courbet, Eugène Boudin, Claude Monet and Johan Jongkind. They all met at La Ferme Saint Siméon, which is now a five-star hotel, and created the "Saint Siméon gathering", contributing to the appearance of the Impressionist movement. The Sainte-Catherine church, which has a bell tower separate from the principal building, is the largest wooden church in France.