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.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Harfleur canonical 7

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf commune of France
human settlement
port town
administrativeStatus commune
belongsTo intercommunality Le Havre Seine Métropole
category Communes in Seine-Maritime
Hundred Years’ War locations
Port cities and towns on the French Atlantic coast
conflict Hundred Years’ War
linked to: Hundred Years' War
country France
distanceTo approximately 8 km east of Le Havre
elevationMaxMeters 88
elevationMinMeters 0
formerName Caracotinum
Harfleu
hasCoatOfArms coat of arms of Harfleur
hasDemonym Harfleurais
Harfleuraise
hasHeritageStatus historic port town
hasPort Harfleur port
hasReligiousBuilding Église Saint-Martin d’Harfleur
historicalFunction commercial port
military port
historicalRegion Pays de Caux
INSEECode 76341
knownFor siege of 1415
strategic importance during the Hundred Years’ War
language French
locatedIn Normandy
Seine-Maritime department
linked to: Seine-Maritime

northern France
locatedNearMouthOf Seine River estuary
linked to: Seine estuary
locatedOn Lézarde River
near Le Havre
notableEvent surrender to English forces in 1415
partOf arrondissement of Le Havre
canton of Le Havre-2
postalCode 76700
region Normandy
roadAccess near A131 motorway
timeZone CET
timeZoneDST CEST
wasAnnexedPortFunctionBy Le Havre
wasBesiegedBy Henry V of England
wasBesiegedInYear 1415

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Siege of Harfleur locatedIn Harfleur
Le Havre urban area hasPart Harfleur
Seine-Inférieure contains Harfleur
Siege of Harfleur hasLocation Harfleur
subject linked to: Siege of Harfleu