Y, Somme
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| Coordinates: 49°48′14″N 2°59′34″E / 49.8039°N 2.9928°E / 49.8039; 2.9928 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Péronne |
| Canton | Ham |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de l'Est de la Somme |
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| • Mayor (2014-2020) | Vincent Joly |
| Area 1 | 2.73 km2 (1.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | 94 |
| • Density | 34/km2 (89/sq mi) |
| Demonym | 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 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.
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