Le Havre (French pronunciation: ​[lə ɑvʁ]) is an urban French commune and city in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region of north-western France. It is situated on the right bank of the estuary of the river Seine on the English Channel south-west of the Pays de Caux.

Its port is the second largest in France after that of Marseille for total traffic, and the largest French container port. The name Le Havre means "the harbour" or "the port".

Administratively the commune is located in the Haute-Normandie region and with Dieppe is one of the two sub-prefectures of the Seine-Maritime department. Le Havre is the capital of the Canton and since 1974 has been the see of the diocese of Le Havre.