The largest municipality in Pas-de-Calais, Oye-Plage takes place on the edge of the North Sea, in the maritime plain of Flanders. It is located on the edge of the Nord department, not far from Calais, Dunkirk and Saint-Omer-Capelle.
Ancient, the municipality of Oye-Plage has however kept few vestiges of its past. Formerly dependent on the county of Boulogne, it passed from hand to hand over the centuries, becoming the property of the counts of Artois, the English and then the kings of France. It was not until the beginning of the 20th century and the fashion for sea bathing that this city in northern France experienced a real boom, particularly with the construction of villas and a casino.