Y, Somme
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Commune | ||
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![]() ![]() Y Location within Hauts-de-France region ![]() ![]() Y | ||
Coordinates: 49°48′14″N 2°59′34″E / 49.8039°N 2.9928°ECoordinates: 49°48′14″N 2°59′34″E / 49.8039°N 2.9928°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Hauts-de-France | |
Department | Somme | |
Arrondissement | Péronne | |
Canton | Ham | |
Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de l'Est de la Somme | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2014-2020) | Vincent Joly | |
Area1 | 2.73 km2 (1.05 sq mi) | |
Population (2014)2 | 94 | |
• Density | 34/km2 (89/sq mi) | |
Demonym(s) | Ypsilonien(ne) | |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (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 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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Y's church.
Y (pronounced [i]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Y bears the shortest place name in France, and one of the shortest in the world.[1] The inhabitants call themselves Ypsilonien(ne)s, from the Greek letter Upsilon which looks like the letter Y.
Geography
Y is situated 32 miles (50 km) east of Amiens, at the junction of the D15 and D615 roads, in the far eastern side of the department.
Demographics
Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2014 |
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Population | 109 | 116 | 86 | 90 | 82 | 89 | 86 | 94 |
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. |
See also
References
- ↑ Ash, Russell (10 November 2011). Boring, Botty and Spong. RHCP. p. 70. ISBN 978-1-4090-9739-6.
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