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Octeville sur Mer

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Country
  
France

Department
  
Seine-Maritime

Intercommunality
  
Le Havre

Area
  
20.37 km²

Population
  
4,834 (1999)

Arrondissement
  
Le Havre

Region
  
Normandy

Canton
  
Montivilliers

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Local time
  
Wednesday 1:40 PM

Number of airports
  
1

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Weather
  
8°C, Wind SE at 21 km/h, 77% Humidity

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.

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Map of 76930 Octeville-sur-Mer, France

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.

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.

    • References

    Octeville-sur-Mer Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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