Dechy

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Flag

Coat of arms

Location of Dechy

(2020–2026) Jean-Michel Szatny^[1]Area

9.27 km² (3.58 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

5,351 • Density580/km² (1,500/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

59170 /59187

Elevation18–46 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.

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

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	6,165	—
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]

Heraldry

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.)

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.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE