Y, Somme
Y | |
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Location of Y | |
| Coordinates: 49°48′14″N 2°59′34″E / 49.8039°N 2.9928°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Péronne |
| Canton | Ham |
| Intercommunality | Est de la Somme |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Vincent Joly |
Area 1 | 2.73 km2 (1.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 88 |
| • Density | 32/km2 (83/sq mi) |
| Demonym | 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 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Y (French pronunciation: [i] ⓘ ee) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France 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 (Υ), which looks like the letter Y.