Octeville-sur-Mer | |
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 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 / 49.5564°N 0.1178°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 (Jan. 2021)[2] | 6,122 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (780/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. | |
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.
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 : “D'azur au chevron brisé d'argent, accompagné de trois coquilles d'or.” (“Azure, a chevron burst argent between 3 escallops Or.”) [3]
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Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 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
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- 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
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "L'Armorial".
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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