Y, Somme

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

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
Commune
Sign marking the exit of the village of Y in the Somme department of Picardy
Coat of arms
Location of Y
Y
Y
Coordinates: 49°48′14″N 2°59′34″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementPéronne
CantonHam
IntercommunalityEst de la Somme
Government
 • Mayor (2020-2026) Vinncent Joly
Area
1
2.73 km2 (1.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
92
 • Density34/km2 (87/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Ypsilonien(ne)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80829 /80190
Elevation56–82 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'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
YearPop.±% 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%
YearPop.±% 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

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.
  5. 1
  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


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