Eugène Boudin Le Havre "Situated at the mouth of the Seine, and at the terminus of the direct line from Paris. Population, 122,291. A modern, very busy town, one of the most prosperous ports in France; has no historical monuments and few public buildings of interest. The principal street is the Rue de Paris, which leads from the Grand Quai at one end to the Hotel de Ville at the other, passing through the centre of the Place de la Maure, formerly Place Louis XVI., out of compliment to the sovereign whose legislation laid the foundation of the prosperity of the town.