Harfleur

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Harfleur is a historic port town in Normandy, northern France, known for its strategic importance during the Hundred Years’ War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf commune of France
human settlement
port town
administrativeStatus commune
belongsTo intercommunality Le Havre Seine Métropole NERFINISHED
category Communes in Seine-Maritime
Hundred Years’ War locations
Port cities and towns on the French Atlantic coast
conflict Hundred Years’ War NERFINISHED
country France
distanceTo approximately 8 km east of Le Havre
elevationMaxMeters 88
elevationMinMeters 0
formerName Caracotinum NERFINISHED
Harfleu
hasCoatOfArms coat of arms of Harfleur NERFINISHED
hasDemonym Harfleurais
Harfleuraise NERFINISHED
hasHeritageStatus historic port town
hasPort Harfleur port
hasReligiousBuilding Église Saint-Martin d’Harfleur NERFINISHED
historicalFunction commercial port
military port
historicalRegion Pays de Caux NERFINISHED
INSEECode 76341
knownFor siege of 1415 NERFINISHED
strategic importance during the Hundred Years’ War
language French
locatedIn Normandy NERFINISHED
Seine-Maritime department NERFINISHED
northern France NERFINISHED
locatedNearMouthOf Seine River estuary NERFINISHED
locatedOn Lézarde River NERFINISHED
near Le Havre NERFINISHED
notableEvent surrender to English forces in 1415
partOf arrondissement of Le Havre NERFINISHED
canton of Le Havre-2 NERFINISHED
postalCode 76700
region Normandy NERFINISHED
roadAccess near A131 motorway
timeZone CET
timeZoneDST CEST
wasAnnexedPortFunctionBy Le Havre NERFINISHED
wasBesiegedBy Henry V of England NERFINISHED
wasBesiegedInYear 1415

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Le Havre urban area hasPart Harfleur
Siege of Harfleur locatedIn Harfleur