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Flag of Dechy Flag Coat of arms of Dechy Coat of arms | |
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| 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) |
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| 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. | |
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Dechy (French pronunciation: [dəʃi]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[2]
Population
[edit | edit source]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 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[3] | ||
History
[edit | edit source]Middle Age
[edit | edit source]The archeological statistics of the Nord departement of 1867 indicate:[4]
- 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[5]
- In 1205, the abbe Jean gives to his vassals of Dechy and Férin a penal law copied of the one in Douai.
Heraldry
[edit | edit source]| 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.)
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See also
[edit | edit source]References
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- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Statistique archéologique du département du Nord, op. cit. en bibliographie, p. 613.
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)., sur Gallica.
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