Y, Somme

Y (pronounced [i]) is a commune. It is in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France. This is in the north of France. In 2015, 93 people lived there.

Y
Commune
Sign marking the end of the commune 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	Communauté de communes de l'Est de la Somme
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Vincent Joly
Area 1	2.73 km2 (1.05 sq mi)
Population  (2014)	94
• Density	34/km2 (89/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 has the shortest place name in France. It is one of the shortest in the world. The inhabitants call themselves Ypsilonien(ne)s, from the Greek letter Upsilon which looks like the letter Y.

History

The Church of Y was destroyed in the First World War. It weas rebuilt after the war.

The village was largely destroyed in the First World War. It was rebuilt after the war. The village is in a rural setting. In 2020, local farmers invested 6 million euros in building a plant for biogas.