Chépy

Chépy
Commune
Chépy
Location within Hauts-de-France region Chépy
Coordinates: 50°03′46″N 1°38′51″E / 50.0628°N 1.6475°E / 50.0628; 1.6475Coordinates: 50°03′46″N 1°38′51″E / 50.0628°N 1.6475°E / 50.0628; 1.6475
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Abbeville
Canton	Gamaches
Intercommunality	CC Vimeu
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Marcel Merlen
Area¹	7.35 km² (2.84 sq mi)
Population (2006)²	1,316
• Density	180/km² (460/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	80190 /80210
Elevation	57–111 m (187–364 ft) (avg. 96 m or 315 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ² Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Chépy is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated on the D465 and D65 crossroads, some 15 km (9 mi) southwest of Abbeville.

Historical population of Chépy
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	842	860	1083	1227	1246	1277	1316
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

According to most inhabitants in this commune, the spelling "Chépy" is wrong and should be replaced by "Chepy" and pronounced thus.

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Communes of the Somme department

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