Port-en-Bessin-Huppain () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
The commune contains the two suburban areas 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 PLUTO (Pipe-Lines Under The Ocean).
Media
Port-en-Bessin was used to represent nearby Ouistreham in the 1962 film The Longest Day.Notre jour le plus long La Presse de la Manche 2012
Sister cities Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France), since 1976.Jumelages
See also Communes of the Calvados department
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Climate
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