Port-en-Bessin-Huppain

Port-en-Bessin-Huppain (French pronunciation: [pɔʁ ɑ̃ bɛsɛ̃ˈ ypɛ̃ˈ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.

The name Huppain stems from Norse/Norwegian Oppheim, reflecting the general Viking history of Normandy.

47 (Royal Marine) Commando in Operation Aubery during the Normandy landings and used as the terminal for PLUTO (Pipe-Lines Under The Ocean).

[4] Port-en-Bessin was used to represent nearby Ouistreham in the 1962 film The Longest Day.

This Calvados geographical article is a stub.

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