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commune in Somme, France

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Y is a commune in the Somme department of the Hauts-de-France region in France. It lies within the arrondissement of Péronne and is part of the canton of Ham. The locality covers an area of 2.73 square kilometers and sits at an elevation of 82 meters above sea level. Its postal code is 80190.

The population of Y is recorded as 96, with 45 males and 47 females. Another source lists the population as 97. Y shares borders with Falvy, Croix-Moligneaux, Matigny, and Villecourt. It has received the Croix de guerre 1914–1918 award. The patron saint of the commune is Medardus.

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Place details

Locality
Y
Region
Hauts-de-France
Country
France
Population
97

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Air quality

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5.0 µg/m³
PM10
9.5 µg/m³
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Wikidata facts

Official name
Y
Country
France
Population
87
Area
2.73
Elevation
73
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Villecourt
Image
Comunne Y picardhiv68.jpg
Patron saint
Medardus
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postal code
80190
Commons category
Y (Somme)
associated electoral district
canton of Ham
male population
45
female population
47
different from
Y
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-3-22-88-94-01
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Encyclopedic overview

Y's church. Y ( French pronunciation: [i] ee) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Y” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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