Y, Somme

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Coordinates: 49°48′14″N 2°59′34″E / 49.803889, 2.992778

Commune of Y
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Picardie
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Ham
Mayor	Charles Carpentier (2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation	56 m–82 m (avg. 72 m)
Land area¹	2.73 km²
Population² (1999)	89
- Density	32/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	80829/ 80190
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Y is a commune in the Somme département in the Picardie region of France.
The name is pronounced like the letter E in English). It bears the shortest place name in France, and one of the shortest in the world.
The inhabitants call themselves Ypsilonien(ne)s.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 See also 4 External links 5 Notes

[edit] Geography

Situated some 32 miles(50km) east of Amiens, at the junction of the D15 and D615 roads, in the far eastern side of the department.

[edit] Demographics

Demographic evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
109	116	86	90	82	89
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] See also

Communes of the Somme department

[edit] External links

• Y on the Insee website (French)
• Y on the Quid website (French)

[edit] Notes

• This article is based on the original and the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 8th 2008.