Huppy

Huppy
Huppy
Location within Picardy region Huppy
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Abbeville
Canton	Hallencourt
Intercommunality	Région d'Hallencourt
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Jean-Marie Lepage
Area1	10.81 km2 (4.17 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	781
• Density	72/km2 (190/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80446 / 80140
Elevation	60–113 m (197–371 ft) (avg. 98 m or 322 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.

Huppy (French pronunciation: ​[uˈpi]) is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.

Geography

Huppy is situated at the junction of the D25 and D13 roads, some 7 miles (11 km) south-southwest of Abbeville.

The A28 autoroute is less than 1 mile (2 km) away. Àt 100 metres altitude on the limestone plateau of the old region of the Vimeu. The land is fertile and well-watered. Electricity generating turbines now stand in the fields where once wind-mills stood.

Places of interest

• The Château

In 1940, during World War II, the château of Huppy became the headquarters of General Charles de Gaulle, commanding officer (as a colonel) of the 4th Division de Cuirassé, during the battle of Abbeville (28 – 31 May).
A bust in memorial to the General is placed in the village square.
A commemorative monument about the battle has been built at the western entrance to the village.

Population

Historical population of Huppy

Year	1921	1926	1931	1936	1946	1954	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	774	754	740	701	608	600	614	631	579	592	590	694	781
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Official Huppy website (French)
• The communes of Hallencourt (French)
• Huppy on the Quid website (French)