Y, Somme
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Commune of Y |
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| Administration | ||
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| Country | France | |
| Region |  Picardie |
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| Department |  Somme |
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| Arrondissement | Péronne | |
| Canton | Ham | |
| Mayor | Charles Carpentier (2001-2008) |
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| Statistics | ||
| Elevation | 56 m–82 m (avg. 72 m) |
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| 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. | ||
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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.
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[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
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 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.
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