Huppy

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

(2020–2026) Aymerick Coeuilte^[1]Area10.81 km² (4.17 sq mi)Population738 • Density68/km² (180/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation60–113 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

Year Pop. ±% 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%	Year Pop. ±% 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

• Communes of the Somme department

References

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