Dechy

Dechy (French pronunciation: [dəʃi]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[3]

Dechy
Commune
The church in Dechy
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Dechy
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Coordinates: 50°21′11″N 3°07′44″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Douai
Canton	Aniche
Intercommunality	Douaisis Agglo
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Michel Szatny[1]
Area 1	9.27 km2 (3.58 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	5,343
• Density	580/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	59170 /59187
Elevation	18–46 m (59–151 ft) (avg. 35 m or 115 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1896	2,394	—
1901	2,722	+2.60%
1906	2,966	+1.73%
1911	2,929	−0.25%
1921	2,848	−0.28%
1926	4,744	+10.74%
1931	4,790	+0.19%
1936	4,914	+0.51%
1946	5,081	+0.33%
1954	5,054	−0.07%
1962	6,348	+2.89%
1968	6,165	−0.49%
1975	6,630	+1.04%
1982	5,720	−2.09%
1990	5,464	−0.57%
1999	5,283	−0.37%
2007	5,041	−0.58%
2012	5,207	+0.65%
2017	5,324	+0.45%
Source: INSEE[4]

History

Middle Age

The archeological statistics of the Nord departement of 1867 indicate:^[5]

• Since 7th century, Dechy containing maybe Férin belonged to the Saint-Amand Abbay. The count of Ostrevent had advocatus that was explaining Dechy and Férin of Hainaut county, although near of Douai.
• An hospital was already existing in 1218, the patient care were made by the sisters of the Abbaye of Beaulieu in Sin-le-Noble^[6]
• In 1205, the abbe Jean gives to his vassals of Dechy and Férin a penal law copied of the one in Douai.

Heraldry

Arms of Dechy

The arms of Dechy are blazoned : Or, an eagle sable dimidiated with Azure semy de lys Or. The latter being France Ancient (Dechy, Férin and Saint-Saulve use the same arms.)

See also

• Communes of the Nord department