Port-en-Bessin-Huppain
Port-en-Bessin-Huppain is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
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 Port-en-Bessin-Huppain, seen from above the Vauban Tower | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Port-en-Bessin-Huppain 
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  Port-en-Bessin-Huppain  Port-en-Bessin-Huppain | |
| Coordinates: 49°20′42″N 0°45′14″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Bayeux |
| Canton | Bayeux |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008—2014) | Pierre-Albert Cavey |
| Area 1 | 7.56 km2 (2.92 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 1,942 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (670/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
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 580 | — |
| 1800 | 540 | −6.9% |
| 1806 | 628 | +16.3% |
| 1821 | 550 | −12.4% |
| 1831 | 630 | +14.5% |
| 1836 | 674 | +7.0% |
| 1841 | 676 | +0.3% |
| 1846 | 782 | +15.7% |
| 1851 | 842 | +7.7% |
| 1856 | 812 | −3.6% |
| 1861 | 870 | +7.1% |
| 1866 | 928 | +6.7% |
| 1872 | 1,001 | +7.9% |
| 1876 | 1,020 | +1.9% |
| 1881 | 1,129 | +10.7% |
| 1886 | 1,164 | +3.1% |
| 1891 | 1,272 | +9.3% |
| 1896 | 1,354 | +6.4% |
| 1901 | 1,447 | +6.9% |
| 1906 | 1,443 | −0.3% |
| 1911 | 1,456 | +0.9% |
| 1921 | 1,335 | −8.3% |
| 1926 | 1,316 | −1.4% |
| 1931 | 1,408 | +7.0% |
| 1936 | 1,494 | +6.1% |
| 1946 | 1,314 | −12.0% |
| 1954 | 1,560 | +18.7% |
| 1962 | 1,737 | +11.3% |
| 1968 | 1,891 | +8.9% |
| 1975 | 2,388 | +26.3% |
| 1982 | 2,332 | −2.3% |
| 1990 | 2,308 | −1.0% |
| 1999 | 2,139 | −7.3% |
| 2008 | 2,080 | −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).[2]
Media
Tablet of D-Day
Port-en-Bessin was used to represent nearby Ouistreham in the 1962 film The Longest Day.[3]
Sister cities
See also
Gallery
Château de Villiers-sur-Port
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
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- "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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