landmark
Honfleur Old Harbor
A picturesque Normandy port with tall, narrow slate-fronted houses lining the Vieux Bassin, beloved by Impressionist painters.
10 km · about 20 min drive
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Harfleur
Normandy, France · Europe
About Harfleur
Harfleur works well as a base: 10 minutes from Saint-Martin-du-Manoir, 22km from Etretat Cliffs.
Harfleur is in Normandy, France, with about 8,300 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Saint-Martin-du-Manoir, about 4 km away.
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 ofRead more
anchorages less prone to siltation. Harfleur is now on the eastern edge of Le Havre's urban area.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Harfleur?
Within an hour or so of Harfleur: Honfleur Old Harbor (10 km), Pont de Normandie (10 km), Deauville Beach (19 km), Etretat Cliffs (22 km).
Are there any good drives near Harfleur?
The nearest famous roads are D-Day Beaches Coastal Road (D514) and Rouen-Les-Essarts.
Where is Harfleur?
Harfleur is in Normandy, France, about 4 km from Saint-Martin-du-Manoir.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 8,286
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- France
- Region
- Normandy
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
- Coordinates
- 49.5066, 0.1983
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Carrying a warning triangle and hi-vis vest in your vehicle is mandatory. Motorway emergency phones connect to official breakdown services only.
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Worth the detour from Harfleur
6 notable places within an hour's drive.
bridge
Pont de Normandie
A soaring cable-stayed bridge leaping 2 km across the Seine estuary between Le Havre and Honfleur; on opening in 1995 its 856 m main span was the longest of its kind in the world.
10 km · about 20 min drive
beach
Deauville Beach
Glamorous Belle Époque seaside resort with parasol-dotted sands and the famous wooden boardwalk.
19 km · about 20 min drive
natural wonder
Etretat Cliffs
Spectacular white chalk cliffs with dramatic natural arches plunging into the turquoise waters of the English Channel.
22 km · about 25 min drive
museum
Palais Bénédictine
Flamboyant neo-Gothic-and-Renaissance palace in Fécamp built in the 1880s purely to distil Bénédictine liqueur: still a working distillery, with an art collection, aroma room and tasting cellar.
31 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
Veules-les-Roses
Alabaster Coast village where the Veules, France's shortest river at 1,149 m: runs past watercress beds and watermills to a chalk-cliff beach; Victor Hugo was a regular.
60 km · about 70 min drive
Driving roads near Harfleur
- Right herePont de NormandieA soaring cable-stayed bridge leaping 2 km across the Seine estuary between Le Havre and Honfleur; on opening in 1995 its 856 m main span was the longest of its kind in the world.
- 62 kmD-Day Beaches Coastal Road (D514)The coast road threading the five 1944 landing beaches from Utah to Sword, past Arromanches' Mulberry harbour remains, gun batteries and memorials: Normandy's essential remembrance drive.
- 62 kmRouen-Les-EssartsA fearsome downhill road circuit whose cobbled Nouveau Monde hairpin hosted five French Grands Prix. The track closed in 1994 and the pits were demolished, but the roads through the Normandy forest remain public and the hairpin is unmistakable.
Driving in France
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.85/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€10.00/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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