Octeville-sur-Mer
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 51.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 46 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Octeville-sur-Mer (INSEE 76481) is in Seine-Maritime (76), part of CU Le Havre Seine Métropole. Population 6,172 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 51.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 46 % of the 3,845 communes of a similar size.
Compare this with communes of a similar size. The score measures how well a place is served relative to its own size band, and larger communes score higher as a rule — so it reads meaningfully against another village, and misleadingly against a town.
Measured but not scored in this model: Market. See the methodology for why.
| Component | Value (0–1) | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily food | 0.36 | 25 | 8.95 |
| Social | 0.55 | 20 | 11.07 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.58 | 10 | 5.79 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.92 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU FOURNIL DU GOLF · GAINVILLE R.D · O PECHE MIGNON · MAISON MORETTI). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (EURL JEAN-DANIEL PIQUENOT). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CARREFPIR EXPRESS). [3,4]
5 × Restaurant (LE 1955 RESTAURANT DU GOLF DU HAVRE/ / OCTEVILLE SUR MER · L'ATELIER DES GOURMETS · SARL FT2R · PIZZA CHEZ VOUS · PIZZ'A TONTON). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (L'HIPPOCAMPE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES LUTINS). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JULES VERNE). [3]
11 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CHRISTINE TERISSE, MÉDECIN · LOUISE GOSSE, MÉDECIN · XAVIER GAMBERT, MÉDECIN · ROMAIN FINET, MÉDECIN · LUCIE GERVAIS, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA COTE D'ALBATRE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (OCTEVILLE SUR MER AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE D'OCTEVILLE). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF · ESPACE DU LITTORAL). [3]
6 × Hairdresser (DOS SANTOS ROMAO FLORBELA · VERO COIFF · L ATELIER CREATEUR · ANNE-MARIE SALON). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | AU FOURNIL DU GOLF · GAINVILLE R.D · O PECHE MIGNON · MAISON MORETTI | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | EURL JEAN-DANIEL PIQUENOT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | CARREFPIR EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 5 | LE 1955 RESTAURANT DU GOLF DU HAVRE/ / OCTEVILLE SUR MER · L'ATELIER DES GOURMETS · SARL FT2R · PIZZA CHEZ VOUS · PIZZ'A TONTON | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | L'HIPPOCAMPE | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES LUTINS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JULES VERNE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 11 | CHRISTINE TERISSE, MÉDECIN · LOUISE GOSSE, MÉDECIN · XAVIER GAMBERT, MÉDECIN · ROMAIN FINET, MÉDECIN · LUCIE GERVAIS, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 11 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE LA COTE D'ALBATRE | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | OCTEVILLE SUR MER AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE D'OCTEVILLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF · ESPACE DU LITTORAL | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 6 | DOS SANTOS ROMAO FLORBELA · VERO COIFF · L ATELIER CREATEUR · ANNE-MARIE SALON | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Sunday de 8h00 à 13h00 rue Felix Faure. [5]
Trajectory
Population 5,794 (2012) → 6,172 (2023): 6.5 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 4,005 (1990) → 6,172 (2023): 54.1 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,616, of which 0.8 % second homes and 3.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Octeville-sur-Mer): 0 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Octeville-sur-Mer): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Octeville-sur-Mer): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Le Havre): 2.9 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Octeville-sur-Mer): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 3 days a year at or above 30 °C and 21 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the OCTEVILLE weather station, 3.1 km away at 90 m; the village itself is at 78 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at OCTEVILLE, 3.1 km away at 90 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 785 mm of rain a year, spread over 129 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at OCTEVILLE, 3.1 km away at 90 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 76481/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— http://www.octevillesurmer.fr/ss-32/vie-economique— “Le marché se tient chaque dimanche matin, de 8h00 à 13h00”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 76481/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 76481/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 76481/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 76481
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 76351
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
Villages like this one
Matched on size, density, second homes and which everyday shops and services are present — not on the score, so a village of the same kind that is doing better or worse shows up rather than being hidden.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malaunay | 76 | 67 km E | 6,221 | 49 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Genest-Lerpt | 42 | 556 km SE | 6,181 | 56.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 58 % · humidity 100 % |
| Quint-Fonsegrives | 31 | 673 km S | 6,133 | 57.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 15 % · winter 92 % · humidity 50 % |
| Trith-Saint-Léger | 59 | 256 km E | 6,019 | 48 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Clapiers | 34 | 716 km SE | 6,006 | 53.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 55 % · humidity 71 % |
| Canéjan | 33 | 536 km S | 5,756 | 56.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 99 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malaunay | 76 | 67 km E | 6,221 | 49 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Trith-Saint-Léger | 59 | 256 km E | 6,019 | 48 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Canéjan | 33 | 536 km S | 5,756 | 56.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 99 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Genest-Lerpt | 42 | 556 km SE | 6,181 | 56.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 58 % · humidity 100 % |
| Quint-Fonsegrives | 31 | 673 km S | 6,133 | 57.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 15 % · winter 92 % · humidity 50 % |
| Clapiers | 34 | 716 km SE | 6,006 | 53.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 55 % · humidity 71 % |
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…and in much the same climate
The same match on size and services, narrowed to communes whose summers, winters and summer humidity are all close to Octeville-sur-Mer's. All three are required, so this section is absent for the 11.8 % of communes with no humidity station near enough to measure: two temperature axes alone cannot tell a muggy coast from a dry one.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inzinzac-Lochrist | 56 | 313 km SW | 6,691 | 59.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Étienne-au-Mont | 62 | 165 km NE | 5,029 | 40.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Léger-du-Bourg-Denis | 76 | 76 km E | 3,633 | 46.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Guilers | 29 | 363 km W | 8,268 | 57.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Martin-des-Champs | 29 | 308 km W | 4,773 | 58.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coulogne | 62 | 198 km NE | 5,438 | 52.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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