Dechy
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 53/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 52 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Dechy (INSEE 59170) is in Nord (59), part of CA Douaisis Agglo. Population 5,338 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/59170-dechy
Vitality score
Vitality score 53/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 52 % of the 4,411 communes of a similar size.
Compare this with communes of a similar size. The score measures how well a place is served relative to its own size band, and larger communes score higher as a rule — so it reads meaningfully against another village, and misleadingly against a town.
Measured but not scored in this model: Market. See the methodology for why.
| Component | Value (0–1) | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily food | 0.38 | 25 | 9.52 |
| Social | 0.78 | 20 | 15.5 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.58 | 10 | 5.79 |
| Public & culture | 0.11 | 5 | 0.55 |
| Population trend | 0.48 | 10 | 4.77 |
| Housing mix | 0.99 | 5 | 4.97 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU PAVE DECHYNOIS · RBS). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE DE DECHY). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LE PETIT CADDY). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (LIDL · ACIMA). [3,4]
10 × Restaurant (LE PETIT CADDY · SDECHY · CKNB · SPRINT PIZZA). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (LE CENTRAL · CAFE TABAC LOTO PMU CHEZ LANGLAIS). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE ANNE FRANCK · ECOLE MATERNELLE DE LA LONGUE BORNE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JOLIOT-CURIE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE PAUL LANGEVIN). [3]
11 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MAXIME BLANCHARD, MÉDECIN · THIBAUT JULIEN, MÉDECIN · LUCIE MEUNIER DELCAMBRE, MÉDECIN · OCÉANE VANBENEDEN, MÉDECIN · HUGO DUPIRE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (SELARL PHARMACIE GAMBETTA). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE DELAUNE · CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE DOUAI DECHY). [3]
8 × Hairdresser (CARRE D'HAIR · POINTE DE FOLIE · MELODY · ESRAA COIFFURE · LE SALON). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (IBIS DOUAI DECHY). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Library. [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | AU PAVE DECHYNOIS · RBS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE DE DECHY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | LE PETIT CADDY | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | LIDL · ACIMA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 10 | LE PETIT CADDY · SDECHY · CKNB · SPRINT PIZZA | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | LE CENTRAL · CAFE TABAC LOTO PMU CHEZ LANGLAIS | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE ANNE FRANCK · ECOLE MATERNELLE DE LA LONGUE BORNE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JOLIOT-CURIE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE PAUL LANGEVIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 11 | MAXIME BLANCHARD, MÉDECIN · THIBAUT JULIEN, MÉDECIN · LUCIE MEUNIER DELCAMBRE, MÉDECIN · OCÉANE VANBENEDEN, MÉDECIN · HUGO DUPIRE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 11 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | SELARL PHARMACIE GAMBETTA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | SALLE DELAUNE · CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE DOUAI DECHY | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 8 | CARRE D'HAIR · POINTE DE FOLIE · MELODY · ESRAA COIFFURE · LE SALON | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | IBIS DOUAI DECHY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 5,207 (2012) → 5,338 (2023): 2.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 5,464 (1990) → 5,338 (2023): -2.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,186, of which 0.3 % second homes and 5.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Dechy): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Dechy): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Dechy): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Dechy): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Dechy): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 46 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the DOUAI weather station, 5.8 km away at 26 m; the village itself is at 30 m. [9]
An average of 725 mm of rain a year, spread over 125 days — about 5.8 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at DOUAI, 5.8 km away at 26 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59170/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59170/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59170/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 59170/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 59170
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
Villages like this one
Matched on size, density, second homes and which everyday shops and services are present — not on the score, so a village of the same kind that is doing better or worse shows up rather than being hidden.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loison-sous-Lens | 62 | 21 km NW | 5,169 | 55.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 96 % |
| Horbourg-Wihr | 68 | 400 km SE | 6,199 | 54.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 68 % |
| Coignières | 78 | 199 km SW | 4,321 | 60.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 89 % |
| Cormelles-le-Royal | 14 | 282 km SW | 5,377 | 54.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 76 % |
| Sainte-Adresse | 76 | 237 km W | 7,004 | 50.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 54 % |
| Mériel | 95 | 156 km SW | 5,347 | 46.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 82 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loison-sous-Lens | 62 | 21 km NW | 5,169 | 55.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 96 % |
| Mériel | 95 | 156 km SW | 5,347 | 46.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 82 % |
| Coignières | 78 | 199 km SW | 4,321 | 60.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 89 % |
| Sainte-Adresse | 76 | 237 km W | 7,004 | 50.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 54 % |
| Cormelles-le-Royal | 14 | 282 km SW | 5,377 | 54.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 76 % |
| Horbourg-Wihr | 68 | 400 km SE | 6,199 | 54.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 68 % |
Elsewhere
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