Stairs in Le Havre
Geography
[edit]Le Havre is naturally separated into two areas by a cliff of 90 m.
The ville basse, or lower city, comprises the port, the city center, and the peripheral regions.
The ville haute, or upper city, is composed of rich street Félix Faure, quiet Sanvic and "sensitive urban areas" (Mont-Gaillard, Caucriauville, and Mare-Rouge). Stairs were built in XIXème, when people begin to live on cliff.
Stairs are listed here from westside (i.e. seaside) to eastside
Escalier Dufayel
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Beginning up to north
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End and Dufayel Building
Escalier Bellevue
[edit]Little stairs with no real name, leads from Cavée verte street to Bellevue street
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northwards
Escalier du Bourgage
[edit]From Impasse Millet to Cochet street
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up to north
Passage Duflo
[edit]From Belain d'Esnambuc street to Cochet street
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up to north
Escalier de la côte Morisse
[edit]From Jean Charcot street to rue d'Albion street
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Up to North
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Down to South
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view from there
Escalier Beasley
[edit]Stairs Beasley begin in Jean Charcot street up to villa Bosphore, in street Félix Faure
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Down to South
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up to north
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stairs end at villa Bosphore
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view from there
Escalier des noyers
[edit]The Escalier des Noyers begins on eastside end of Jean Charcot street, crosses Gabriel Monod street, then finished on Félix Faure street.
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starting up to north here
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down to south
Rue des marches
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down to south
Rue Germaine Coty
[edit]From Georges Lafaurie street (in front of chapelle Saint-Michel) to Gabriel Monod street, and from there to Félix Faure street.
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entry
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street... or stairs...
Rue du Grand Escalier (et rue Escarpée)
[edit]From from rue Georges Lafaurie to rue escarpée, then to rue Félix Faure
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entry north
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entry south
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View from these stairs
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Rue Escarpée
From rue Escarpée to rue Félix Faure
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up to north, bricks
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View from there.
Rue du petit escalier
[edit]From Georges Lafaurie street to Félix Faure street.
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north
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entry north
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south, pavements
Escalier Boisgerard
[edit]From The docteur Vigné street to rue Georges Lafaurie street.
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Down south
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north
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south
Escalier des Ormeaux
[edit]Frome Gustave Doré street to escalier Olivier Senn
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Escalier des Ormeaux, nord
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Escalier des Ormeaux, sud
Escalier Lechiblier
[edit]Au nord-est de l'hôpital général, dans le prolongement de la rue du docteur Le Nouènne, l'escalier Lechiblier longe sur sa droite la rue de l'Aviation et la rue du Beau Site pour arriver aux abords de la rue Georges Lafaurie.
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up to north
Escalier Olivier Senn
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Escalier Olivier Senn, Nord
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Escalier Olivier Senn, sud
Escalier de Tourneville
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Escalier de Tourneville, nord
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Escalier de Tourneville, sud
From impasse Berlioz to Pasteur street and from there to rue Pasteur again higher.
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down to south
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up to north
Passage de l'Epargne
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Entry southwards
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Hélène street and stairs northwards
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Nothwards