Chépy

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Chépy

(2020–2026) Denis Vandenbulcke^[1]Area

7.35 km² (2.84 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,235 • Density170/km² (440/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

80190 /80210

Elevation57–111 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.

Chépy (French pronunciation: [ʃepi]; Picard: Chpy) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.^[3]

Geography

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

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	860	—
1975	1,083	+3.35%
1982	1,227	+1.80%
1990	1,246	+0.19%
1999	1,277	+0.27%
2007	1,293	+0.16%
2012	1,288	−0.08%
2017	1,252	−0.57%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Controversy

In 2015, the official spelling of the name of the commune is "Chépy" as specified by the Official Geographical Code of the French Republic.^[3] Some inhabitants in this commune believe the spelling "Chépy" is wrong and should be replaced by "Chepy" and pronounced thus.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b Commune de Chépy (80190), INSEE
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE