Y, Somme
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Commune of Y Road sign marking the end of the village of Y. |
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| Location | |
| Longitude | 02° 59' 34" E |
| Latitude | 49° 48' 14" N |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Picardie |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Abbeville |
| Canton | Ailly-le-Haut-Clocher |
| Mayor | Charles Carpentier (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 56 m–82 m (avg. 72 m) |
| Land area¹ | 2.73 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
89 |
| - Density (1999) | 32/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80829/ 80190 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Y (pronounced like the letter E in English) is a French commune of the Somme département, in the Picardie région. It bears the shortest place name in France, and one of the shortest in the world.
Inhabitants call themselves Ypsilonien(ne)s.
