Y, Somme

Y (pronounced [i]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Y
Commune
Sign marking the exit of the village of Y in the Somme department of Picardy
Coat of arms
Location of Y
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Coordinates: 49°48′14″N 2°59′34″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Ham
Intercommunality	Est de la Somme
Government
• Mayor (2020-2026)	Vinncent Joly
Area ^1	2.73 km^2 (1.05 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	92
• Density	34/km^2 (87/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	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 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Y's church.

Y bears the shortest place name in France, and one of the shortest in the world.[2] The inhabitants call themselves Ypsilonien(ne)s,[3][4] from the Greek letter Upsilon (Υ), which looks like the letter Y.

Geography

Y is situated 50 kilometres (30 miles) east of Amiens, at the junction of the D15 and D615 roads, in the far eastern side of the department. The mayor is Vinncent Jolly.[5]

History

The district belonged to the Y family from Vermandois.[6]

The village was caught up in the First World War. It was decorated by Croix de guerre 1914-1918 on 15 December 1920.[7] The Church of Saint-Médard17, was rebuilt in 1921, after the destruction caused by the First World War.[8]

Since 2002, the commune has been part of the community of communes of the Pays Hamois, which succeeded the district of Ham, created in 1960. Then on 1 Jan 2017, Pays Hamois and that of the Pays Neslois, merged.

Population

At the French Revolution the commune had 160 inhabitants; as of 2017 its legal population was 92 habitants.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 160 —     1800 156 −0.36% 1806 148 −0.87% 1821 161 +0.56% 1831 179 +1.07% 1836 202 +2.45% 1841 208 +0.59% 1846 218 +0.94% 1851 205 −1.22% 1856 209 +0.39% 1861 234 +2.29% 1866 226 −0.69% 1872 196 −2.35% 1876 183 −1.70% 1881 194 +1.17% 1886 192 −0.21% 1891 189 −0.31% 1896 186 −0.32%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 210 +2.46% 1906 199 −1.07% 1911 148 −5.75% 1921 106 −3.28% 1926 116 +1.82% 1931 114 −0.35% 1936 121 +1.20% 1946 125 +0.33% 1954 143 +1.70% 1962 123 −1.87% 1968 116 −0.97% 1975 86 −4.18% 1982 90 +0.65% 1990 82 −1.16% 1999 89 +0.91% 2007 80 −1.32% 2012 93 +3.06% 2017 92 −0.22%
Source: EHESS[9] and INSEE (1968-2017)[10]

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. Ash, Russell (10 November 2011). Boring, Botty and Spong. RHCP. p. 70. ISBN 978-1-4090-9739-6.
3. "Promouvoir le village d'Y" (in French). Annuaire Mairie.
4. "Dictionary gives labels for locals `From Abilene to Zimbabwe'". Deseret Times. Associated Press. 12 September 1997.
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6. Notice historique et géographique, réalisée par l'instituteur, M. Huguet, 1899, Archives départementales, Amiens
7. Journal officiel du 16 décembre 1920, p. 20825.
8. Oswald Macqueron, « Aquarelle : Église d'Y, d'après nature, 18 octobre 1876. » [archive], Documents numérisés, fonds Macqueron, Bibliothèque municipale d'Abbeville.
9. Données Cassini, EHESS
10. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

• Y on the Quid website (in French)