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
Coat of arms
Location of Port-en-Bessin-Huppain
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Coordinates: 49°20′42″N 0°45′14″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  (2022)[2]	1,888
• 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

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

Tablet of D-Day

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]

See also

• Communes of the Calvados department

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

Climate

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]