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 | |
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 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 |
| Area 1 | 20.37 km2 (7.86 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 5,918 |
| • Density | 290/km2 (750/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.”) [2] |
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[3] | ||
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.
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- https://armorialdefrance.fr/page_blason.php?ville=5544
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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