Octeville-sur-Mer
| Octeville-sur-Mer | |
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The plateau between the village and the sea | |
  Octeville-sur-Mer | |
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Location within Upper Normandy region  Octeville-sur-Mer | |
| Coordinates: 49°33′23″N 0°07′04″E / 49.5564°N 0.1178°ECoordinates: 49°33′23″N 0°07′04″E / 49.5564°N 0.1178°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | 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) |
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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.
Heraldry
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The arms of Octeville-sur-Mer are blazoned : Azure, a chevron fracted argent between 3 escallops Or. |
Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| 2038 | 2057 | 2334 | 3251 | 4005 | 4834 | 5525 |
| Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates | ||||||
Places of interest
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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
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Octeville-sur-Mer. |
- Official commune website (French)
- Octeville-sur-Mer on the Quid website (French)
- The Octeville sur Mer twinning association website
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