Octeville-sur-Mer

Octeville-sur-Mer is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France and is twinned with Bourne End (Bucks) in United Kingdom since 2003 and with Furci Siculo (Sicily) in Italy since 2010.

Octeville-sur-Mer
Commune
The plateau between the village and the sea
Coat of arms
Location of Octeville-sur-Mer
Octeville-sur-Mer
Octeville-sur-Mer
Coordinates: 49°33′23″N 0°07′04″E
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentSeine-Maritime
ArrondissementLe Havre
CantonOcteville-sur-Mer
IntercommunalityLe Havre Seine Métropole
Area
1
20.37 km2 (7.86 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
5,918
 • Density290/km2 (750/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
76481 /76930
Elevation0–105 m (0–344 ft)
(avg. 75 m or 246 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A small farming town in the Pays de Caux with huge cliffs overlooking the English Channel, some 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Le Havre, at the junction of the D31 and D940 roads. The commune covers a large area, and boasts an airport (of Le Havre), a golf course and several small villages and hamlets.

Heraldry
Arms of Octeville-sur-Mer
 The arms of Octeville-sur-Mer are blazoned :
Azure, a chevron fracted argent between 3 escallops Or.

Population
Population history
1962196819751982199019992006
2038205723343251400548345525
Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest
Center and church
  • The church of St. Martin, dating from the thirteenth century.
  • The church of St. Barthélemy, dating from the seventeenth century.
  • The remains of some World War II artillery defences.

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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