Beaumont-le-Hareng (French pronunciation: [bomɔ̃ lə aʁɑ̃]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. A small...
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Marie-Madeleine Hachard (1708–1760), nun and abbess Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont (1711–1780), novelist Jacques Duphly (1715–1789), composer Pierre-Antoine...
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It is a tourist and farming town situated about 32 km (20 mi) northeast of Le Havre, at the junction of the D 940, D 11 and D 139 roads. It is located on...
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Le Havre (/lə ˈhɑːv(rə)/ lə HAHV(-rə); French: [lə ɑvʁ(ə)] ; Norman: Lé Hâvre [lɛ ˈhɑvʁ(ə)]) is a major port city in the Seine-Maritime department in...
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Beaumont-le-Roger (French pronunciation: [bomɔ̃ lə ʁɔʒe]) is a commune in the department of Eure in Normandy region in northern France. The commune is...
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the 16th century. Two of France's best navigators, Michel le Vasseur and his brother Thomas le Vasseur, lived in Dieppe when they were recruited to join...
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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...
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Veules-les-Roses (French pronunciation: [vœl le ʁoz]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Veules-les-Roses...
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Le Grand-Quevilly [lə ɡʁɑ̃ kəviji, keviji] is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in north-western France. The town is third...
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on the Alabaster Coast. It is around 35 kilometres (22 mi) northeast of Le Havre, and around 60 kilometres (37 mi) northwest of Rouen. According to its...
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