Dechy

Dechy
Dechy
	Dechy
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Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Douai
Canton	Douai-Sud
Intercommunality	Douaisis
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Jacques Capelle
Area1	9.27 km2 (3.58 sq mi)
Population (1999)2	5,283
• Density	570/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Dechy is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

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.)

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Dechy
Dechy
<templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/> Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Dechy
Coordinates: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Nord
Arrondissement	Douai
Canton	Douai-Sud
Intercommunality	Douaisis
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Jacques Capelle
Area¹	9.27 km² (3.58 sq mi)
Population (1999)²	5,283
• Density	570/km² (1,500/sq mi)
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. ² Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.