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Dechy

Dechy has 5,343 residents and 2,184 homes, 84% of them houses. Homes sold for a median €1,340/m² over five years, 37% below the département figure. The median living standard is €18,010 a year. For the average resident, 13 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk.

Commune · Insee 59170 · Postcode 59187 · Updated 24 October 2026
5,343residents2022 census
€1,340/m²median price per m²Nord : €2,130/m²
14%green space within 500 mneighbourhood average
13services within a 15-minute walkneighbourhood average
Dechy · 2 IRIS neighbourhoods
Map of Dechy: Share of land within 500 m that is green space
0%30%+
Share of land within 500 m that is green space

Sources: IGN and Insee, IRIS boundaries and Admin Express 2024 (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0)

All 2 IRIS neighbourhoods.

IRIS are Insee’s statistical neighbourhoods of about 2,000 people each. Colour shows where each one sits among the others.

NeighbourhoodResidentsLiving standardHome ownersSocial housingAged 75+UnemploymentGreen 500 mServices 15 min
Faubourg Saint-Germain-La Croix de Pierre2,978€17,52040%35%8%23.6%25%2
La Longue Borne-Fond de Gaillot2,365€18,64061%31%16%20.2%0%26

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

5,343 residents and 2,071 households at the 2022 census, next to the département figure.

21%
aged under 15
17%
aged 15–29
26%
aged 60 and over
32%
of households are people living alone
32%
of households are couples with children
14%
of households are single-parent families

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Homes.

2,184 homes, 94% of them main residences, with 4.6 rooms on average.

84%
of homes are houses
49%
of households own their home
33%
of households rent social housing (HLM)
0%
second homes
5%
empty homes
78%
of households have a car

When main homes were built

before 19194%
1919–194524%
1946–197031%
1971–199022%
1991–20057%
2006–201912%

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Property prices.

218 house and flat sales over five years.

€1,340/m²median price, houses and flatsNord : €2,130/m²
€1,340/m²houses218 sales

Median prices from sales published in France’s Demandes de valeurs foncières (DVF) over ten half-years, for sales of a single property. Individual sales are not shown. A median is only given where there were at least ten sales.

Source: DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0)

Income and work.

Median living standard of €18,010 a year in 2021.

€18,010median living standard a year2021
27.0%poverty ratethreshold: 60% of national median
€10,670the lowest-income 10% live on less than1st decile
€28,810the highest-income 10% live on more than9th decile
22.2%
unemployment among 15–64s (census definition)
14%
of over-15s who have left school hold a higher-education degree
3%
managers and professionals among over-15s
28%
retired among over-15s

Living standard is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units. Half of residents live on less than the median. Income on its own says nothing about what a neighbourhood is like to live in.

Sources: Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Safety.

Offences recorded in 2025, with the rate per 1,000 residents and the change from 2024.

Indicator2025RateChange
Burglaries of homes2812.8 per 1,000+65%
Thefts from people without violence305.6 per 1,000−17%
Physical violence outside the family224.1 per 1,000−12%
Domestic physical violence376.9 per 1,000+6%
Vehicle thefts61.1 per 1,000−45%
Thefts from vehicles163.0 per 1,000=
Thefts of vehicle parts50.9 per 1,000−29%
Deliberate damage and vandalism6912.9 per 1,000+44%
Fraud and payment card fraud366.7 per 1,000−20%

These figures count offences recorded by the police and gendarmerie, not how safe a place feels, and not every offence is reported. Rates are per 1,000 residents (per 1,000 homes for burglaries): where many people visit but few live, as in town centres and shopping areas, they are naturally higher. Small counts are not published.

Source: Ministry of the Interior (SSMSI), recorded crime by municipality 2024–2025 (Open Licence 2.0)

Everyday life.

What is within one kilometre of the town hall. For the average resident, 3 public transport stops are within 800 m, and the nearest rail or tram station is 2.1 km away.

Supermarkets and convenience shops2
Bakeries2
Pharmacies3
Doctors1
Dentists0
Cafés and bars1
Restaurants6
Parks and gardens2
Playgrounds0
Sports pitches9
Gyms and sports halls3
Libraries0
Nurseries and childcare0
Bus stops29
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Health, shops and services.

Facilities and services in Dechy on 1 January 2025, from Insee’s permanent database of facilities.

20.6GPs per 10,000 residentsdépartement: 9.7
2pharmacieson 1 January 2025
3food storessupermarkets, convenience stores, grocers
General practitioners11
Nurses9
Physiotherapists2
Pharmacies2
Group health centres1
Emergency departments1
Supermarkets and hypermarkets2
Convenience stores and grocers1
Bakeries4
Butchers1
Petrol stations1
EV charging stations14
Post offices and postal points1
Restaurants10
Hairdressers9
Nurseries1
Sports halls2

Insee’s permanent database of facilities lists the shops, services and health professionals present in each commune on 1 January. Health professionals in private practice are counted one by one; several may work at the same address.

Source: Insee, permanent database of facilities 2025 (Open Licence 2.0)

Natural and industrial hazards.

Major hazards the State lists for Dechy, prevention plans in force and natural-disaster declarations since 1982.

Flooding
Ground movement
Earthquake
Transport of hazardous goods
Unexploded wartime munitions
Mining subsidence
5natural-disaster declarationssince 1989
April 2020latest recognised eventDrought (clay shrinkage)

Natural-disaster declarations by type

Floods and mudflows3
Drought (clay shrinkage)1
Ground movement1

A natural-disaster declaration (arrêté CatNat) lets insurers pay out for the damage. The count reflects past events, not a forecast of future risk. The list of hazards comes from each département’s major-risk file; a prevention plan in force limits building in exposed zones.

Source: Géorisques, GASPAR database (Open Licence 2.0), as of 5 October 2026

Schools.

3 primary and nursery schools, 1 collèges and 0 lycées are open here, 4 of them state schools.

Collège Paul LangevinLower secondary (collège) · state
Ecole maternelle Anne FrankNursery school · state
Ecole maternelle de la Longue BorneNursery school · state
Ecole élémentaire Joliot-CuriePrimary school · state

Source: Ministry of Education, school directory (Open Licence 2.0). Admission depends on catchment rules and each school’s own policy.