Havre

ha'ver. Le, a city of France. The name is French, meaning the haven. It is situated on the northern side of the estuary of the Seine. It is virtually the seaport of Paris. One-fourth of the foreign trade of France passes over its wharves. In commerce it ranks next to Marseilles. A large dock fifty acres in extent has been excavated for the accommodation of the huge transatlantic steamers. Aside from its commercial importance, and the facilities for handling goods, the city is comparatively uninteresting. The corresponding port of England is Plymouth. These ports lie in the most direct route from London to Paris, but the traveler who desires to save time goes by way of Dover and Calais, the ocean passage being shorter. Havre is the port of direct American traffic. At the beginning of the present century the population was 130,196. See France; Seine