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Maison de l'armateur
Museum · Le Havre · Seine-Maritime

Maison de l'armateur

In Le Havre, Maison de l'armateur is a museum. There are 34 other places to visit inside 5 km. It was listed in 1950 as a classé historic monument.

Photo: Maison de l'armateur, Philippe Alès (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where
In Le Havre
inside the commune
Historic monument
1950
Classé historic monument
How well known
Top 9%
#3,165 of 37,318 French places we list
Warmest months
Jun–Sep
highs of 19–21°C
In brief

Museum in Le Havre

One of the best-known places to visit in France

#3,165 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓

In Le Havre

Maison de l'armateur is in the commune of Le Havre, with 34 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Classé historic monument

Protected as a historic monument since 1950; built in the 18th century (Mérimée record PA00100713). About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

Weather by the month

In Le Havre the warm season is June to September, with highs of 19–21°C.

Jan8° / 4°68 mm
Feb8° / 3°60 mm
Mar11° / 5°53 mm
Apr14° / 6°43 mm
May17° / 9°59 mm
Jun20° / 12°57 mm
Jul21° / 14°50 mm
Aug21° / 15°68 mm
Sep19° / 13°66 mm
Oct16° / 10°85 mm
Nov11° / 7°87 mm
Dec8° / 4°96 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Le Havre, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Octeville station, 4 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Le Havre’s full climate →
About

Maison de l'armateur

Articles on it exist in 3 languages. Cathédrale Notre-Dame du Havre comes next on our list, 300 m away.

Maison de l'armateur on Wikipedia ↗

Mérimée record PA00100713 (Culture ministry) ↗

Type
Museum
Protection
Classé historic monument · 1950
Built
18th century
Covered in
3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune
Le Havre, Seine-Maritime
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
Plan your visit

How to visit

HoursWed–Mon 10:00–12:30
Entrance fees
  • EntryA fee is charged
Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.
The map

The way to Maison de l'armateur

Maison de l'armateur sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Le Havre. · commune boundary: IGN

Towns near it

Which town is nearest

By population, Le Havre leads the 8 with 166,687. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.

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  1. 1Le Havre
  2. 2Sainte-Adresse
  3. 3Fontaine-la-Mallet
  4. 4Harfleur
  5. 5Octeville-sur-Mer
  6. 6Gonfreville-l'Orcher
  7. 7Montivilliers
  8. 8Gainneville
1 · It’s in this commune

Le Havre

166,687 people

2 · 3.5 km northwest of it

Sainte-Adresse

7,004 people

3 · 6.1 km north of it

Fontaine-la-Mallet

2,725 people

4 · 6.6 km northeast of it

Harfleur

8,289 people

Compare the 8 towns
TownWhere Maison de l'armateur isPeople
Le HavreIt’s in this commune166,687
Sainte-Adresse3.5 km northwest of it7,004
Fontaine-la-Mallet6.1 km north of it2,725
Harfleur6.6 km northeast of it8,289
Octeville-sur-Mer7.6 km north of it6,172
Gonfreville-l'Orcher8.2 km east of it8,916
Montivilliers8.2 km northeast of it15,478
Gainneville11 km east of it2,548
Make a day of it

Next door to Maison de l'armateur

92 more lie within 15 km, 5 museums, a cathedral and a ship among them.

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Good to know about Maison de l'armateur

Where is Maison de l'armateur?

Maison de l'armateur is in Le Havre, in Seine-Maritime (Normandy).

What is Maison de l'armateur?

Museum.

Is Maison de l'armateur a historic monument?

Yes: Classé historic monument, since 1950, Mérimée record PA00100713.

How well known is Maison de l'armateur?

Maison de l'armateur has 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #3,165 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Maison de l'armateur?

June to September are the warmest months in Le Havre, with afternoon highs of 19–21°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Maison de l'armateur?

Within 15 km: Cathédrale Notre-Dame du Havre (300 m), Musée d'art moderne André-Malraux (800 m), Muséum d'histoire naturelle du Havre (300 m) and USST 488 (800 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)

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.