Y, Somme

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Coat of arms
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Location within Picardy region Y
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Ham
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Vincent Joly
Area1	2.73 km2 (1.05 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	86
• Density	32/km2 (82/sq mi)
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.

Y (pronounced: [i]) is a commune in the Somme department in Picardy in northern France.

Y bears the shortest place name in France, and 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.

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

Historical population of Y, Somme

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	109	116	86	90	82	89	86
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

• Y on the Quid website (French)