Honfleur

Honfleur is a harbour commune in the Norman département of Calvados, in France, located on the southern bank of the estuary of the Seine, very close to the exit of the Pont de Normandie. It is especially known for its old picturesque port, characterized by its houses with slate-covered frontages, painted many times by artists, including in particular Gustave Courbet, Claude Monet and Johan Jongkind, forming the école de Honfleur which contributed to the appearance of the Impressionist movement . The Sainte-Catherine church, which has a bell-tower separate from the principal building, is the largest church made out of wood of France.

Administration

Honfleur is the chief town of a canton including the communes of Ablon, Barneville-la-Bertran, Cricqueb?uf, Équemauville, Fourneville, Genneville, Gonneville-sur-Honfleur, Honfleur, Pennedepie, Quetteville, La Rivière-Saint-Sauveur, Saint-Gatien-des-Bois and Le Theil-en-Auge.

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Ablon - Barneville-la-Bertran - Cricqueb?uf - Équemauville - Fourneville - Genneville - Gonneville-sur-Honfleur - Pennedepie - Quetteville - La Rivière-Saint-Sauveur - Saint-Gatien-des-Bois - Le Theil-en-Auge

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These 13 communes also form the communauté de communes du Pays de Honfleur.

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In 1973 Honfleur amalgamated with the commune of Vasouy (143 inhabitants in 1999, the INSEE code used to be 14725), which lays out of the statute since then of common partner.

Related Topics:
1973 - Vasouy

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