Octeville-l'Avenel

Title

Octeville-l'Avenel

Also Known As

Ocheville, Octeville-la-Venelle, Othevilla l'Avenel, Othevilla

Dates

Founded by 12th century

Dedication

Martin

Affiliation

Blanchelande

Medieval Diocese

Coutances

History

A parish church dependent on the Premonstratensian abbey of Blanchelande. It was given to the abbey in the 12th century by the seneschal Guillaume Avenel.

The church was originally built in the 11th century, though it has been substantially remodelled since then. The building was badly damaged during the Second World War.

Status

Parish church

Archival Sources

Cherbourg-Octeville, Bibliothèque municipale

Fonds ancien, Album K, vol 1, fol. 24 (Drawing).

Bibliography

Bavay, Jeannine. “L’église Saint-Martin d’Octeville.” Vikland, la revue du Cotentin, 2012.

Image Credit

The church of Saint-Martin d'Octeville-l'Avenel, 2024. Wikimedia.

Files

Collection

Northern Normandy

Citation

“Octeville-l'Avenel,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/876.

Geolocation

Item Relations

This Item DependentOn Item: Blanchelande