for firing at both sea and land targets, and also built Mayville town north of the canal for the workers. In 1937 it was nationalized by the left government of Popular Front and later existed as Ateliers de construction du Havre de la Compagnie normande de mécanique de précision (AHE/CNMP), producing e. g. Panhard AML armoured cars. In 1963 it was subordinated to SNECMA, which redirected the efforts to aerospace industry. Now the location hosts a Safran Nacelles plant. After the Armistice following World War I, a huge hutted camp was established at Harfleur as a basis for dealing with the transit of thousands of troops being demobilised. The British soldier Arthur Bullock recorded in his memoir what life was like there, together with a humorous illustration of his Nissen hut, labelled 'Home Sweet Home'. Heraldry Population Places of interest The church of St-Martin, dating from the fourteenth century. The seventeenth century Hôtel de Ville (town hall). Medieval ramparts (1350–1390) The fifteenth century museums of fishing and of archaeology and history. Statue of Jean de Grouchy (1875), leader of the forces who liberated Harfleur from the English in 1435. Notable people David Auradou, rugby player Khoudjiedji Ba handball player Vikash Dhorasoo, footballer Charles N'Zogbia, footballer In literature The siege and conquest of Harfleur is described in Act III, Scenes I though III of Shakespeare's Henry V. The 2009 novel Azincourt (U.S. title Agincourt) by Bernard Cornwell describes the siege and the conquest of Harfleur by the army of Henry V of England in 1415. The 2003 novel A Hail of Arrows by Michael Cox describes the siege and conquest of Harfleur by the army of Henry V of England in 1415 as witnessed by a 14-year-old boy-archer. Its describes illness and food shortage inflicted by the English army. It goes on to describe the battle of Agincourt. The poem Demain, dès l'aube, by Victor Hugo, alludes to the "sails descending towards Harfleur" ("les voiles au loin descendant vers Harfleur"). See also Communes of the Seine-Maritime department Bibliography and links Bullock, A S, Gloucestershire Between the Wars: A Memoir, The History Press, 2009 Cooper, S, The Real Falstaff, Sir John Fastolf and the Hundred Years War, Pen & Sword, 2010 References External links Official website of Harfleur Harfleur history website Communes of Seine-Maritime Roman fortifications in Gallia Lugdunensis Caletes