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Port-en-Bessin-Huppain (French pronunciation: [pɔʁ ɑ̃ bɛsɛ̃ˈ ypɛ̃ˈ] ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Port-en-Bessin-Huppain | |
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![]() Port-en-Bessin-Huppain, seen from above the Vauban Tower | |
Coordinates: 49°20′42″N 0°45′14″W / 49.345°N 0.7539°W | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Calvados |
Arrondissement | Bayeux |
Canton | Bayeux |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Christophe Van Roye[1] |
Area 1 | 7.56 km2 (2.92 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,907 |
• Density | 250/km2 (650/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 14515 /14520 |
Elevation | 0–74 m (0–243 ft) (avg. 50 m or 160 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
The commune contains the two towns of Port-en-Bessin and Huppain.
Population
editYear | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 2,132 | — |
1975 | 2,388 | +1.63% |
1982 | 2,332 | −0.34% |
1990 | 2,308 | −0.13% |
1999 | 2,139 | −0.84% |
2009 | 2,141 | +0.01% |
2014 | 1,950 | −1.85% |
2020 | 1,921 | −0.25% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
History
editThe name Huppain stems from Norse/Norwegian Oppheim, reflecting the general Viking history of Normandy.
The town was captured by Royal Marines of No. 47 (Royal Marine) Commando in Operation Aubery during the Normandy landings and used as the terminal for PLUTO (Pipe-Lines Under The Ocean).[4]
Media
editPort-en-Bessin was used to represent nearby Ouistreham in the 1962 film The Longest Day.[5]
Sister cities
editSaint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, (France), since 1976.[6]
See also
editGallery
edit- Église Saint-Nicolas de Villiers-sur-Port
- Bridge and port of Port-en-Bessin-Huppain, by Georges Seurat, 1888
- General Montgomery with Army and Royal Navy officers in Port-en-Bessin, 10 June 1944 in the Normandy Campaign
References
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "D-Day: Heroic battle in Port-en-Bessin". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
- ^ Notre jour le plus long La Presse de la Manche 2012
- ^ Jumelages
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