Huppy (French pronunciation: [ypi]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Huppy
The town hall in Huppy
The town hall in Huppy
Coat of arms of Huppy
Location of Huppy
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Huppy is located in France
Huppy
Huppy
Huppy is located in Hauts-de-France
Huppy
Huppy
Coordinates: 50°01′35″N 1°46′01″E / 50.0264°N 1.767°E / 50.0264; 1.767
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentSomme
ArrondissementAbbeville
CantonGamaches
IntercommunalityCA Baie de Somme
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Aymerick Coeuilte[1]
Area
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10.81 km2 (4.17 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
738
 • Density68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
80446 /80140
Elevation60–113 m (197–371 ft)
(avg. 98 m or 322 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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Huppy is situated at the junction of the D25 and D13 roads, some 7 miles (11 km) south-southwest of Abbeville.

The A28 autoroute is less than 1 mile (2 km) away. Àt 100 metres altitude on the limestone plateau of the old region of the Vimeu. The land is fertile and well-watered. Electricity generating turbines now stand in the fields where once wind-mills stood.

Places of interest

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  • The Château

In 1940, during World War II, the château of Huppy became the headquarters of General Charles de Gaulle, commanding officer (as a colonel) of the 4th Division de Cuirassé, during the battle of Abbeville (28 – 31 May).
A bust in memorial to the General is placed in the village square.
A commemorative monument about the battle has been built at the western entrance to the village.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 875—    
1800 726−2.63%
1806 904+3.72%
1821 996+0.65%
1831 899−1.02%
1836 960+1.32%
1841 1,028+1.38%
1846 1,030+0.04%
1851 1,075+0.86%
1856 1,054−0.39%
1861 1,059+0.09%
1866 1,133+1.36%
1872 1,119−0.21%
1876 1,096−0.52%
1881 1,071−0.46%
1886 1,047−0.45%
1891 1,011−0.70%
1896 1,004−0.14%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 972−0.65%
1906 922−1.05%
1911 867−1.22%
1921 774−1.13%
1926 754−0.52%
1931 740−0.37%
1936 701−1.08%
1946 608−1.41%
1954 600−0.17%
1962 614+0.29%
1968 631+0.46%
1975 579−1.22%
1982 592+0.32%
1990 590−0.04%
1999 694+1.82%
2007 771+1.32%
2012 808+0.94%
2017 785−0.58%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Huppy, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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