Chépy

Chépy
Chépy
Commune
	The town hall in Chépy
	Coat of arms
	Location of Chépy
	Chépy Chépy
	Coordinates: 50°03′46″N 1°38′51″E / 50.0628°N 1.6475°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Abbeville
Canton	Gamaches
Intercommunality	CC Vimeu
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Denis Vandenbulcke
Area 1	7.35 km2 (2.84 sq mi)
Population (2021)	1,235
• Density	170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

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

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.