Octeville-sur-Mer

Octeville-sur-Mer
Octeville-sur-Mer
Commune
	The plateau between the village and the sea
	Coat of arms
	Location of Octeville-sur-Mer
	Octeville-sur-Mer Location within France Octeville-sur-Mer Location within Normandy
	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 (2026–32)	Olivier Roche
Area 1	20.37 km2 (7.86 sq mi)
Elevation	75 m (246 ft)
Highest elevation	105 m (344 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population (2023)	6,172
• Density	303.0/km2 (784.8/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	76481 /76930
	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

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.”)