Octeville-sur-Mer
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The plateau between the village and the sea
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Location within Normandy region
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| 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) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| 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. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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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.
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.
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.
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