Port-en-Bessin-Huppain
| Port-en-Bessin-Huppain | ||
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  Port-en-Bessin-Huppain | ||
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Location within Lower Normandy region  Port-en-Bessin-Huppain | ||
| Coordinates: 49°20′42″N 0°45′14″W / 49.345°N 0.7539°WCoordinates: 49°20′42″N 0°45′14″W / 49.345°N 0.7539°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Lower Normandy | |
| Department | Calvados | |
| Arrondissement | Bayeux | |
| Canton | Ryes | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008—2014) | Pierre-Albert Cavey | |
| Area | ||
| • Land1 | 7.56 km2 (2.92 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008) | ||
| • Population2 | 2,080 | |
| • Population2 Density | 280/km2 (710/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14515 / 14520 | |
| Elevation |
0–74 m (0–243 ft) (avg. 50 m or 160 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Port-en-Bessin-Huppain is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.
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 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).[1]
Media
Port-en-Bessin was used to represent nearby Ouistreham in the 1962 film The Longest Day.[2]
Sister cities
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Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, (France), since 1976.[3]
See also
Gallery
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Église Saint-Nicolas de Villiers-sur-Port
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Bridge and port of Port-en-Bessin-Huppain, by Georges Seurat, 1888
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General Montgomery with Army and Royal Navy officers in Port-en-Bessin, 10 June 1944 in the Normandy Campaign
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Port-en-Bessin-Huppain. |
- ↑ "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