Port-en-Bessin-Huppain

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Commune in Normandy, France

Coat of arms

Location of Port-en-Bessin-Huppain

(2020–2026) Christophe Van Roye^[1]Area

7.56 km² (2.92 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,907 • Density250/km² (650/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.

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

The commune contains the two towns of Port-en-Bessin and Huppain.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
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

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).^[4]

Media

Port-en-Bessin was used to represent nearby Ouistreham in the 1962 film The Longest Day.^[5]

Sister cities

Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, (France), since 1976.^[6]

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

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". 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