Travel Guide Octeville-Sur-Mer

The name Octeville, combining the Gallo-Roman suffix "villa" with a Norwegian proper name Otto, refers to the 10th century, Rollon and the Scandinavians who settled in Normandy after 911. This toponym means rural domain of Otto. The parish was given to the abbesses of Montivilliers by a successor of Rollon, Robert dit le Magnifique, duke of Normandy. In the church of Saint-Martin, there is also an engraved stone mentioning another church that was once built in one of the towns of the town. Octeville is an important commune, bordering Le Havre, with an area of more than 20 km2. In 1930, an aerodrome was built there; today it is Le Havre airport. The Saint-Supplix golf course was also founded in 1930. On November 11, 1944, an American warship, the Liberty Ship Lee S. Overman, hit by a mine, ran aground on the beach of Saint-Andrieux, one of the municipalities of Octeville-sur-Mer. The wreck is still on strike. During high tides, it can be seen in its magnitude. Alongside it are the tanks of the former NATO reserve, which are also part of the landscape. We saw them in the TV series Maman a tort, based on Michel Bussi's novel. You can reach this beach by a staircase of more than 500 steps: up with your heart!