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
Sign marking the end of the commune of Y in the Somme department of Picardy
Administration
Country	France
Region	Picardy
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Péronne
Canton	Ham
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes de l'Est de la Somme
Mayor	Vincent Joly (2014-2020)
Statistics
Elevation	56–82 m (184–269 ft) (avg. 72 m/236 ft)
Land area1	2.73 km2 (1.05 sq mi)
Population2	94  (2014)
- Density	34/km2 (88/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80829/ 80190
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.

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.