Grenier à sel d'Honfleur, Stone salt storage building in Honfleur, France.

The Grenier à sel d'Honfleur consists of two stone buildings on the quai de la Tour, in the Enclos district. The left one has a tall flat facade of squared grey and beige blocks under a sloping tiled roof edge; the right one is lower, with rough stone walls and a steep tiled roof pierced by three small dormer windows. A low roof links the two, and a dark metal gate of vertical bars closes a doorway beside a small inscribed plaque.

Three salt warehouses were built in 1670 to store salt for the gabelle, largely with stones taken from the town's old ramparts. They could hold 10,000 tonnes of salt for the cod fishery on the Newfoundland banks. Only two of the three survive; they were listed as monuments historiques on 31 July and 6 December 1916.

The two surviving warehouses belong to the town of Honfleur and are used as communal halls: exhibitions, concerts, lectures, and a Russian film festival have been held in them. The salt store built for the gabelle now hosts local gatherings instead of cod-fishing provisions.

The buildings sit directly along the harbor and are easy to spot when walking through the old town. You can view the exteriors anytime, and it's worth checking for scheduled events if you want to explore the interiors.

Three salt warehouses were built in 1670; only two survive, and both are owned by the town. The pair were listed as monuments historiques on 31 July and 6 December 1916. Look for the small inscribed plaque above the barred gate between the two facades.