Avant-port d'Honfleur
Avant-port d'Honfleur is a lighthouse, signal mast, beacon hut on the docks of the basins built in the 19th century. Locally, it belongs to Honfleur. It was listed in 1995 as a registered historic monument (inscrit, in part).
Attraction in Honfleur
In Honfleur
Avant-port d'Honfleur is in the commune of Honfleur, with 37 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part)
Protected as a historic monument since 1995; built in the 19th century (Mérimée record PA00135499). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Seasons in Honfleur
June to September are the warmest in Honfleur, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C.
Avant-port d'Honfleur
Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 2 languages. Within 15 km there are 112 more places to visit, starting with Musée Eugène-Boudin (300 m).
- Type
- Attraction
- Protection
- Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part) · 1995
- Built
- 19th century
- Covered in
- 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Honfleur, Calvados
The map
Avant-port d'Honfleur sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Honfleur. · commune boundary: IGN
Which towns are near Avant-port d'Honfleur
Le Havre is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (166,687 people). Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.
- 1Honfleur
- 2La Rivière-Saint-Sauveur
- 3Gonfreville-l'Orcher
- 4Harfleur
- 5Gainneville
- 6Beuzeville
- 7Trouville-sur-Mer
- 8Le Havre
Honfleur
La Rivière-Saint-Sauveur
Gonfreville-l'Orcher
Harfleur
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Avant-port d'Honfleur is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Honfleur | It’s in this commune | 6,640 |
| La Rivière-Saint-Sauveur | 2.8 km southeast of it | 2,527 |
| Gonfreville-l'Orcher | 9.2 km north of it | 8,916 |
| Harfleur | 10 km north of it | 8,289 |
| Gainneville | 11 km north of it | 2,548 |
| Beuzeville | 12 km southeast of it | 4,704 |
| Trouville-sur-Mer | 12 km southwest of it | 4,619 |
| Le Havre | 12 km northwest of it | 166,687 |
Nearby, too
A visit can add 4 museums, 2 galleries and a cathedral, from 112 places within 15 km.
Art galleryMusée Eugène-Boudin300 m west, in Honfleur2CathedralCathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame du Havre12 km northwest, in Le Havre3
MuseumMusée d'art moderne André-Malraux12 km northwest, in Le Havre4
AttractionLieutenance de Honfleur200 m southwest, in Honfleur5
MuseumÉglise Saint-Étienne de Honfleur300 m south, in Honfleur6
Art galleryEwa Dabrowska300 m west, in Honfleur7MuseumMuseumMaisons Satie400 m west, in Honfleur8MuseumMuseumAbbaye de Graville10 km northwest, in Le HavreWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
What people ask about Avant-port d'Honfleur
Where is Avant-port d'Honfleur?
Avant-port d'Honfleur is in Honfleur, in Calvados (Normandy).
What is Avant-port d'Honfleur?
Lighthouse, signal mast, beacon hut on the docks of the basins built in the 19th century..
Is Avant-port d'Honfleur a historic monument?
Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit, in part), since 1995, Mérimée record PA00135499.
How well known is Avant-port d'Honfleur?
Avant-port d'Honfleur has 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #5,252 of the 37,318 French places we list.
When is the best time to visit Avant-port d'Honfleur?
June to September are the warmest months in Honfleur, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Avant-port d'Honfleur?
Within 15 km: Musée Eugène-Boudin (300 m), Cathédrale Notre-Dame du Havre (12 km), Musée d'art moderne André-Malraux (12 km) and Lieutenance de Honfleur (200 m).
Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: what it is, its articles, how widely it is covered), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries, Météo-France 1991–2020 normals (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- Musée Eugène-Boudin: Dr Bob Hall from Birmingham, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée d'art moderne André-Malraux: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lieutenance de Honfleur: Daniel VILLAFRUELA ., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Église Saint-Étienne de Honfleur: PMRMaeyaert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ewa Dabrowska: Valentin95610, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.