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Honfleur - several buildings on the old port risk to fall

A year ago I learned one of my favorite restaurants in Honfleur risked closing - the Bistro des Artistes. Evidently their structure had become unsafe.

My partner and I took a trip to Honfleur yesterday and arrived yesterday to many roads around the church being closed. We didn't know if there was a demonstration or what but once we checked in we found out that they were closing streets because several building risked falling down. At this time around 19 commerces are closed - right around when the high season starts. This is heartbreaking.

https://france3-regions.franceinfo.fr/normandie/calvados/c-est-une-catastrophe-pour-l-ensemble-de-la-ville-a-honfleur-habitants-et-commercants-sonnes-par-la-fermeture-du-quai-3328346.html

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Absolutely heartbreaking , but unfortunately understandable . The location of the city which is built on unstable , marshy terrain at the edge of the channel is prone to this sort of deterioration . Interesting article , thanks for posting it !