Octeville-sur-Mer

Octeville-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [ɔktəvil syʁ mɛʁ], literally Octeville on Sea) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department, Normandy, northern France. It 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
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Coordinates: 49°33′23″N 0°07′04″E
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Le Havre
Canton	Octeville-sur-Mer
Intercommunality	Le Havre Seine Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2023–2026)	Olivier Roche[1]
Area 1	20.37 km2 (7.86 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	6,147
• Density	301.8/km2 (781.6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	76481 /76930
Elevation	0–105 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 : “D'azur au chevron brisé d'argent, accompagné de trois coquilles d'or.” (“Azure, a chevron burst argent between 3 escallops Or.”) [3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,057	—
1975	2,334	+1.82%
1982	3,251	+4.85%
1990	4,005	+2.64%
1999	4,834	+2.11%
2007	5,516	+1.66%
2012	5,794	+0.99%
2017	5,918	+0.42%
Source: INSEE[4]

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

• Communes of the Seine-Maritime department