Chépy

Chépy
Chépy
Location within Picardy region Chépy
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Abbeville
Canton	Moyenneville
Intercommunality	Vimeu Industriel
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Marcel Merlen
Area1	7.35 km2 (2.84 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	1,316
• Density	180/km2 (460/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	80190 / 80210
Elevation	57–111 m (187–364 ft) (avg. 96 m or 315 ft)
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.

Chépy is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.

Geography

The commune is situated on the D465 and D65 crossroads, some 15 km (9 mi) southwest of Abbeville.

Population

Historical population of Chépy

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	842	860	1083	1227	1246	1277	1316
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Controversy

According to most inhabitants in this commune, the spelling "Chépy" is wrong and should be replaced by "Chepy" and pronounced thus.

See also

• Communes of the Somme department
• Réseau des Bains de Mer

References

• INSEE

External links

• Chépy on the Quid website (French)