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 commune in France, situated in the Calvados department within the Normandy region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Honfleur and the canton of Honfleur-Deauville. The town is located next to the Seine river and shares borders with Équemauville, Gonneville-sur-Honfleur, Pennedepie, and La Rivière-Saint-Sauveur. Its postal code is 14600, and it operates in the Europe/Paris timezone.

The area of Honfleur is 13.67 square kilometers. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 9,143 residents and another citing 8,148. The male population is recorded as 3,382. The town has an elevation of 12 meters according to one dataset, while another lists it at 6 meters. Honfleur is twinned with Onomichi, Sandwich, Wörth am Main, and Burlington.

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Place details

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

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Key facts

French commune.name: Honfleur
French commune.commune status: Commune
French commune.image: PShonfleur4326tonemapped.jpg
French commune.caption: Honfleur harbour
French commune.image coat of arms: Blason ville fr Honfleur (Calvados).svg
French commune.arrondissement: Lisieux
French commune.canton: Honfleur-Deauville
French commune.intercommunality: Pays de Honfleur-Beuzeville
French commune.mayor: Michel Lamarre
French commune.term: 2020–2026
French commune.area km2: 13.67
French commune.elevation min m: 0
French commune.elevation max m: 117
French commune.elevation m: 5
French commune.postal code: 14600
French commune.INSEE: 14333

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Official website

Mairie de Honfleur - Site officiel de la mairie de Honfleur. Située dans le Calvados, en Normandie Mairie de Honfleur

Site officiel de la mairie de Honfleur. Située dans le Calvados, en Normandie

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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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Encyclopedic overview

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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Honfleur” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.