Y, Somme

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Sign marking the end of the commune of Y in the Somme department of Picardy
Location of Y
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Coordinates: 49°48′14″N 2°59′34″E / 49.8039°N 2.9928°E / 49.8039; 2.9928
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementPéronne
CantonHam
IntercommunalityCommunauté de communes de l'Est de la Somme
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Vincent Joly
Area
1
2.73 km2 (1.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
94
 • Density34/km2 (89/sq mi)
DemonymYpsilonien(ne)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80829 /80190
Elevation56–82 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.

Y (pronounced [i]) is a commune. It is in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France. This is in the north of France. In 2015, 93 people lived there.

Y has the shortest place name in France. It is one of the shortest in the world. The inhabitants call themselves Ypsilonien(ne)s, from the Greek letter Upsilon which looks like the letter Y.

History

The village was largely destroyed in the First World War. It was rebuilt after the war. The village is in a rural setting. In 2020, local farmers invested 6 million euros in building a plant for biogas.