Octeville-sur-Mer
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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 | Octeville-sur-Mer |
Intercommunality | Le Havre Seine Métropole |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Louis Rousselin |
Area 1 | 20.37 km2 (7.86 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 5,987 |
• Density | 290/km2 (760/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 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[]
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]
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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[3] |
Places of interest[]
- 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
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ "L'Armorial".
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links[]
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