Port-en-Bessin-Huppain () is a
commune in the
Calvados department in the
Normandy
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region
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in northwestern
France
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.
The commune contains the two towns of Port-en-Bessin and Huppain.
Population
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
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(Pipe-Lines Under The Ocean).
Media
Port-en-Bessin was used to represent nearby
Ouistreham in the 1962 film ''
The Longest Day''.
Sister cities
*
Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon (
France
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), since 1976.
Jumelages
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See also
*Communes of the Calvados department
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Gallery
File:Ancien château de Villiers-sur-Port à Huppain.jpg, Château de Villiers-sur-Port
File:Ancienne église de Villiers-sur-Port à Huppain.jpg, Église Saint-Nicolas de Villiers-sur-Port
Image:Georges Seurat 011.jpg, ''Bridge and port of Port-en-Bessin-Huppain'', by Georges Seurat, 1888
File:The British Army in the Normandy Campaign 1944 B5314.jpg, General Montgomery with Army and Royal Navy officers in Port-en-Bessin, 10 June 1944 in the Normandy Campaign
Climate
References
Communes of Calvados (department)
Calvados communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
Populated coastal places in France
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