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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 | |
|---|---|
 Port-en-Bessin-Huppain, seen from above the Vauban Tower | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Port-en-Bessin-Huppain | |
  Port-en-Bessin-Huppain  Port-en-Bessin-Huppain | |
| 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 |
| Intercommunality | CC Bayeux Intercom |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Christophe Van Roye[1] |
Area 1 | 7.56 km2 (2.92 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,876 |
| • Density | 248/km2 (643/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 suburban areas of Port-en-Bessin and Huppain.
Population
edit| 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% |
| 2007 | 2,019 | −0.72% |
| 2012 | 2,039 | +0.20% |
| 2017 | 1,942 | −0.97% |
| 2023 | 1,876 | −0.57% |
| 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
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Port-en-Bessin was used to represent nearby Ouistreham in the 1962 film The Longest Day.[5]
Sister cities
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Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France), since 1976.[6]
See also
editGallery
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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
Climate
edit| Climate data for Port-en-Bessin-Huppain (1984–2007 normals, extremes 1984–2007) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 15.6 (60.1) |
19.2 (66.6) |
22.1 (71.8) |
24.4 (75.9) |
31.3 (88.3) |
32.1 (89.8) |
31.0 (87.8) |
33.7 (92.7) |
31.4 (88.5) |
27.6 (81.7) |
19.1 (66.4) |
16.4 (61.5) |
33.7 (92.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.2 (46.8) |
8.5 (47.3) |
10.6 (51.1) |
12.2 (54.0) |
15.0 (59.0) |
17.9 (64.2) |
20.0 (68.0) |
20.6 (69.1) |
18.7 (65.7) |
15.7 (60.3) |
11.5 (52.7) |
8.9 (48.0) |
14.0 (57.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.8 (42.4) |
6.0 (42.8) |
7.7 (45.9) |
9.2 (48.6) |
12.0 (53.6) |
14.6 (58.3) |
16.7 (62.1) |
17.2 (63.0) |
15.5 (59.9) |
12.8 (55.0) |
8.8 (47.8) |
6.6 (43.9) |
11.1 (52.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.4 (38.1) |
3.4 (38.1) |
4.9 (40.8) |
6.2 (43.2) |
9.1 (48.4) |
11.4 (52.5) |
13.4 (56.1) |
13.8 (56.8) |
12.4 (54.3) |
9.9 (49.8) |
6.2 (43.2) |
4.2 (39.6) |
8.2 (46.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −15.4 (4.3) |
−10.8 (12.6) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
2.0 (35.6) |
4.8 (40.6) |
7.8 (46.0) |
6.8 (44.2) |
3.0 (37.4) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
−15.4 (4.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 75.3 (2.96) |
59.2 (2.33) |
56.8 (2.24) |
53.5 (2.11) |
52.7 (2.07) |
53.7 (2.11) |
50.1 (1.97) |
53.7 (2.11) |
59.9 (2.36) |
81.1 (3.19) |
82.8 (3.26) |
84.7 (3.33) |
763.5 (30.06) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 13.0 | 10.9 | 10.7 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 9.4 | 12.4 | 14.1 | 13.2 | 128.8 |
| Source: Meteociel[7] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, 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
- ↑ "Normales et records pour Port-en-Bessin-Huppain (14)". Meteociel. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
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