Octeville-sur-Mer

Octeville-sur-Mer
The plateau between the village and the sea
Octeville-sur-Mer
Location within Upper Normandy region Octeville-sur-Mer
Coordinates: 49°33′23″N 0°07′04″E / 49.5564°N 0.1178°E / 49.5564; 0.1178Coordinates: 49°33′23″N 0°07′04″E / 49.5564°N 0.1178°E / 49.5564; 0.1178
Country	France
Region	Upper Normandy
Department	Seine-Maritime
Arrondissement	Le Havre
Canton	Montivilliers
Intercommunality	Le Havre
Area¹	20.37 km² (7.86 sq mi)
Population (2006)²	5,525
• Density	270/km² (700/sq mi)
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. ² Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Octeville-sur-Mer is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie 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.

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.