Port-en-Bessin-Huppain

Port-en-Bessin-Huppain (French pronunciation: [pɔʁ ɑ̃ bɛsɛ̃ ypɛ̃] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

Port-en-Bessin-Huppain
Commune
Port-en-Bessin-Huppain, seen from above the Vauban Tower
Port-en-Bessin-Huppain, seen from above the Vauban Tower
Coat of arms of Port-en-Bessin-Huppain
Coat of arms
Location of Port-en-Bessin-Huppain
Port-en-Bessin-Huppain is located in France
Port-en-Bessin-Huppain
Port-en-Bessin-Huppain
Port-en-Bessin-Huppain is located in Normandy
Port-en-Bessin-Huppain
Port-en-Bessin-Huppain
Coordinates: 49°20′42″N 0°45′14″W
CountryFrance
RegionNormandy
DepartmentCalvados
ArrondissementBayeux
CantonBayeux
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christophe Van Roye[1]
Area
1
7.56 km2 (2.92 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
1,921
 • Density250/km2 (660/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
14515 /14520
Elevation0–74 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
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793580—    
1800540−6.9%
1806628+16.3%
1821550−12.4%
1831630+14.5%
1836674+7.0%
1841676+0.3%
1846782+15.7%
1851842+7.7%
1856812−3.6%
1861870+7.1%
1866928+6.7%
18721,001+7.9%
18761,020+1.9%
18811,129+10.7%
18861,164+3.1%
18911,272+9.3%
YearPop.±%
18961,354+6.4%
19011,447+6.9%
19061,443−0.3%
19111,456+0.9%
19211,335−8.3%
19261,316−1.4%
19311,408+7.0%
19361,494+6.1%
19461,314−12.0%
19541,560+18.7%
19621,737+11.3%
19681,891+8.9%
19752,388+26.3%
19822,332−2.3%
19902,308−1.0%
19992,139−7.3%
20082,080−2.8%

History

The 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).[3]

Media
Tablet of D-Day

Port-en-Bessin was used to represent nearby Ouistreham in the 1962 film The Longest Day.[4]

Sister cities

See also
  • Château de Villiers-sur-Port
    Château de Villiers-sur-Port
  • Église Saint-Nicolas de Villiers-sur-Port
    Église Saint-Nicolas de Villiers-sur-Port
  • Bridge and port of Port-en-Bessin-Huppain, by Georges Seurat, 1888
    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
    General Montgomery with Army and Royal Navy officers in Port-en-Bessin, 10 June 1944 in the Normandy Campaign

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. "D-Day: Heroic battle in Port-en-Bessin". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  4. Notre jour le plus long La Presse de la Manche 2012
  5. Jumelages
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