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Port-en-Bessin-Huppain | |
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 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″N0°45′14″W / 49.345°N 0.7539°W /49.345; -0.7539 | |
| 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. | |
Port-en-Bessin-Huppain (French pronunciation:[pɔʁɑ̃bɛsɛ̃ypɛ̃]ⓘ) is acommune in theCalvadosdepartment in theNormandyregion in northwesternFrance.
The commune contains the two towns of Port-en-Bessin and Huppain.
| 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] | ||
The nameHuppain stems fromNorse/NorwegianOppheim, reflecting the general Viking history of Normandy.
The town was captured by Royal Marines ofNo. 47 (Royal Marine) Commando inOperation Aubery during the Normandy landings and used as the terminal forPLUTO (Pipe-Lines Under The Ocean).[4]
Port-en-Bessin was used to represent nearbyOuistreham in the 1962 filmThe Longest Day.[5]
Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France), since 1976.[6]
| Climate data for Port-en-Bessin-Huppain (1984–2007 normals, extremes 1984–2007) | |||||||||||||
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| 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) |
| Averageprecipitation 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] | |||||||||||||
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