Abbaye de Graville, Augustinian priory in Graville-Sainte-Honorine, Le Havre, France

The Abbaye de Graville, also called Sainte-Honorine, stands on the north bank of the Seine in Le Havre. Its church is 45.50 m long, with a Romanesque facade, nave and transept, and a 13th-century choir much altered in the 19th century. The square crossing tower has paired arched openings and a slate-covered pyramidal spire; the north tower now rises only to the nave gable.

The site shows traces of ancient occupation and a probable 6th-century hermitage, with cut-stone fittings still visible in natural caves north-east of the choir. A charter of 1203 records that Guillaume Malet, companion of William the Conqueror, founded the priory of Graville, dependent on Sainte-Barbe-en-Auge, with a fixed number of canons. The church is dedicated to Saint Honorine, whose relics were sheltered here around 890 before moving to Conflans in 898. The priory joined the Génovéfains in 1641.

The church is dedicated to Saint Honorine, whose relics were kept here around 890 before being moved to Conflans in 898. A 13th-century account tells of a knight who drew blood and a vertebra from the empty sarcophagus, and the rebuilt priory used the cult to draw pilgrims. The heart of Louis Malet de Graville, admiral of France, was placed in the church.

The church stands on the north slope of a cliff above the Seine, with the cloister and convent buildings to its south; the north tower now rises only to the height of the nave gable. The site is reached from the Graville-Sainte-Honorine district of Le Havre, and the ground follows the slope, so expect uneven footing.

The abbey stands on a chalk cliff above the north bank of the Seine, the furthest downstream of the great religious houses along the river. From the church the view reaches as far as the Calvados coast. Natural caves northeast of the choir still show dressed-stone fittings, probably from a 6th-century hermitage.