Translation Services in Le Havre (France)

Alphatrad Le Havre specialises in translations, interpreting and proofreading services, multilingual transcriptions, voice-over services and subtitling. The company belongs to the Optilingua International Group, which has subsidiaries in 12 European countries, and has over 40 years' experience in translation and linguistic services.

Our committed translation network is the only one of its kind in Europe and it caters to 35,000 customers worldwide. The group has global links with 3,500 professional translators specialising in numerous areas of business, and working in the countries in which the relevant languages are specifically spoken. We also provide services in more than a hundred languages in Europe, North and South America, the Middle East and Asia, with local translation rates allowing us to offer the most cost-effective service around.

Le Havre – a port city with UNESCO World Heritage

Le Havre is the largest city in Normandy and the second biggest port city in France after Marseille. The city centre, which was rebuilt after the Second World War, was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2005, because of its unusual architecture.

With a population of around 173,000, Le Havre is the largest metropolis in Normandy. The municipal area stretches along the right bank of the Seine, which forms numerous twists (or meanders) just before it empties into the Channel.

This Atlantic port has played a significant role in the development of the city. Starting in the 19th century, coffee, spices, tropical timbers, and cotton were imported into the country from the French overseas colonies. The city on the estuary of the Seine is characterised by a maritime flair even today. Huge cruise ships and passenger ships on the transatlantic route dock here in the port. The painter Claude Monet immortalised the trade port of Le Havre in 1872 in his picture “Impression Soleil Levant”, which together with the artist’s numerous other works helped the artistic movement of Impressionism to become more popular.