Y, Somme

Y (French pronunciation: [i] ⓘ ee) 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) Vincent Joly
Area
1
2.73 km2 (1.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
89
 • Density33/km2 (84/sq mi)
DemonymYpsilonien(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 bears the shortest place name in France, and one of the shortest in the world. The inhabitants call themselves Ypsilonien(ne)s, from the Greek letter Upsilon (Υ), which looks like the letter Y.

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