Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Oye-Plage is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France. Oye-Plage lies about 7 miles (12 km) east of Calais, on the junction of the D219 and the D940. The commune is nearly a mile from the English Channel. The commune has ancient origins. The name is first recorded as Ogia in the 8th century, which means 'island' ( Protogermanic auj ), was used for those islands that survived high tides. The Vikings landed here in 879 with the aim of invading Moriny.