Y, Somme

Y (pronounced [i]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

This article is about the French commune. For other uses, see Y (disambiguation).

Y
Commune
Sign marking the exit of the village of Y in the Somme department of Picardy
Coat of arms
Location of Y
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Coordinates: 49°48′14″N 2°59′34″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Ham
Intercommunality	Est de la Somme
Government
• Mayor (2020-2026)	Vincent Joly
Area ^1	2.73 km^2 (1.05 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	92
• Density	34/km^2 (87/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Ypsilonien(ne)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80829 /80190
Elevation	56–82 m (184–269 ft) (avg. 72 m or 236 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Y's church.

Y bears the shortest place name in France, and one of the shortest in the world.[2] The inhabitants call themselves Ypsilonien(ne)s, from the Greek letter Upsilon, which looks like the letter Y.

Geography

Y is situated 50 kilometres (30 miles) east of Amiens, at the junction of the D15 and D615 roads, in the far eastern side of the department.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2006	81	—
2007	80	−1.2%
2008	81	+1.2%
2009	81	+0.0%
2010	85	+4.9%
2011	89	+4.7%
2012	93	+4.5%
2013	94	+1.1%
2014	94	+0.0%
2015	93	−1.1%
2016	93	+0.0%

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. Ash, Russell (10 November 2011). Boring, Botty and Spong. RHCP. p. 70. ISBN 978-1-4090-9739-6.

External links

• Y on the Quid website (in French)