Huppy

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Huppy
Commune
The town hall in Huppy
The town hall in Huppy
Coat of arms of Huppy
Coat of arms
Location of Huppy
Huppy is located in France
Huppy
Huppy
Coordinates: 50°01′35″N 1°46′01″E / 50.0264°N 1.767°E / 50.0264; 1.767Coordinates: 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
1
10.81 km2 (4.17 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[2]
764
 • Density71/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.

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

Geography[]

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[]

  • 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[]

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[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  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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