Theme Week Normandy – Honfleur
Saturday, 26 July 2014 - 01:00 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union General
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Honfleur is a commune in the
Calvados department in northwestern France. It is located on the southern bank of the estuary of the
Seine across from
Le Havre and very close to the exit of the
Pont de Normandie . Its inhabitants are called
Honfleurais .
It is especially known for its old, beautiful picturesque port, characterized by its houses with slate-covered frontages, painted many times by artists, including in particular Gustave Courbet , Eugène Boudin , Claude Monet and Johan Jongkind , forming the école de Honfleur (Honfleur school) which contributed to the appearance of the Impressionist movement. The Sainte-Catherine church, which has a bell tower separate from the principal building, is the largest church made out of wood in France.
Honfleur panorama at night © flickr.com - Andrés Nieto Porras/cc-by-sa-2.0
At the end of the
Hundred Years’ War , Honfleur benefited from the boom in maritime trade until the end of the 18th century. Trade was disturbed during the wars of religion in the 16th century. The port saw the departure of a number of explorers, in particular in 1503 of
Binot Paulmierde Gonneville to the coasts of Brazil. In 1506, Honfleurais Jean Denis departed for Newfoundland island and the mouth of the
Saint Lawrence . An expedition in 1608, organised by
Samuel de Champlain , founded the city of
Quebec in modern day Canada.
After 1608, Honfleur thrived on trade with Canada, the West Indies, the African coasts and the Azores. As a result the town became one of the five principal ports for the slave trade in France. During this time the rapid growth of the town saw the demolition of its fortifications on the orders of
Colbert . The wars of the
French Revolution and the
First Empire , and in particular the continental blockade, caused the ruin of Honfleur. It only partially recovered during the 19th century with the trading of wood from northern Europe. Trade was however limited by the silting up of the entrance to the port and development of the modern port at Le Havre. The port however still functions today.
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