7 Sights in Le Havre, France (with Map and Images)

The volcano is a cultural center located in Le Havre opened in 1982 consisting of two performance halls, one of 800 places the other with 125 places. First named "Maison de la Culture", then a national scene in 1991, the volcano is today one of the most important national scenes in France. It is a place of production and artistic dissemination of national reference in the field of theater, music, dance, circus, new aesthetics, new images and digital arts.

Wikipedia: Le Volcan (salle) (FR), Website

The Saint-François church in Havre is one of the oldest buildings in downtown Le Havre and one of the only survivors. It is located in the Saint-François district, rebuilt in a regionalist style which contrasts with the other districts rebuilt by Auguste Perret. It is a rather Renaissance -style 18th century building.

Wikipedia: Église Saint-François du Havre (FR)

St. Joseph's Church, Le Havre is a Roman Catholic church in Le Havre, France. From 1945 to 1964, the City of Le Havre commissioned Auguste Perret and his studio to head the rebuilding of the entire city after it had been completely destroyed by the British during World War II. St. Joseph's was built between 1951 and 1957/58 as part of this reconstruction. It acts as a memorial to the five thousand civilians fallen and the usual sanctuary dedicated to a patron saint; in this case Saint Joseph, fittingly the patron saint of a happy death, fathers, workers, travelers, and immigrants.

Wikipedia: St. Joseph's Church, Le Havre (EN)

Abbaye de Graville is an abbey located in the city of Le Havre, in the Normandy region of France. The architectural complex was founded in the 11th century and consists of a church, conventual buildings, a refectory, a cloister, a garden, and a cemetery. Nowadays, one of the departments of the Museum of Art and History of Le Havre is located in the Abbey.

Wikipedia: Abbaye de Graville (EN)

The Church of Saint-Vincent-de-Paul is a parish church in the city of Le Havre in Seine-Maritime, dedicated to Saint Vincent de Paul. Built between 1849 and 1860 in neo-Romanesque style, it is located in the Saint-Vincent district, in the west of the city, between the rebuilt city centre and the beach.

Wikipedia: Église Saint-Vincent-de-Paul du Havre (FR)

The Rouelles park is the second largest green space in the city of Le Havre in Seine-Maritime. It covers 160 hectares in the Rouelles district and offers 20 km of paths for walkers, horseback riders and cyclists. The two main historic buildings in the park are the Manoir de la Bouteillerie and the dovecote dating from the seventeenth century. This dovecote was built by the Le Roux family in 1631 according to a circular plan in black flint and with 10 white stone chains. It houses a sundial made in the year the dovecote was built. An old stable, a barn and a cart house complete the ensemble. The park is also home to the Ardennes Plateau deciduous arboretum, which brings together 259 varieties of trees.

Wikipedia: Parc de Rouelles (FR)

The André-Malraux Museum of Modern Art (MuMa) is a fine arts museum located in Le Havre at the entrance to the port. Thanks to numerous donations, bequests and purchases from the city, he has the richest collection of Impressionist paintings in the provinces along with that of the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Rouen. It is named in honour of the French writer André Malraux who, then Minister of Culture, made this museum an avant-garde place, the first Museum-House of Culture, which he inaugurated in 1961.

Wikipedia: Musée d'art moderne André-Malraux (FR)