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Y, Somme
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This article is about the French commune. For other uses, see Y (disambiguation).
"Ypsilonien" redirects here. For the noun for the adjective, see Ypsilon (disambiguation).
Y (French pronunciation: [i] ⓘ ee) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
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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) | Vincent Joly[1] |
Area 1 | 2.73 km2 (1.05 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 89 |
• Density | 33/km2 (84/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. |
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Y bears the shortest place name in France, and one of the shortest in the world.[3] The inhabitants call themselves Ypsilonien(ne)s,[4] from the Greek letter Upsilon (Υ), which looks like the letter Y, which originated from the Semitic letter 'waw.