Harfleur (pronounced [aʁflœʁ]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region of northern France.
It was the principal seaport in north-western France for six centuries, until Le Havre was built about five kilometres (three miles) downstream in the sixteenth century to take advantage of anchorages less prone to siltation. Harfleur is now on the eastern edge of Le Havre's urban area.
Known in ancient times as: Caracoticum
Periods/Settlements: roman, late-antique, modern
Distance between:
Paris to Harfleur108 Miles / 173 Kms Marseille to Harfleur497 Miles / 799 Kms
Population: 8315 inhabitants
Code of the commune:
76341 Postal Code:
76700
49.511788,0.198015