Déchy: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

The Chemin des Galibots is a 36-kilometre circular hiking trail in Dechy. It follows former railway lines of the Compagnie des mines d’Aniche, which once connected mines and spoil heaps in the Douaisis area.

Those choosing Déchy as their destination can plan to rent a holiday apartment for their stay.

Nature

The Dechy wetland covers approximately 147 hectares. Its restoration led to the discovery of rare and protected plant species such as the autumn crocus.

The municipality of Dechy, together with SNCF Réseau, has undertaken to restore the wetland, which had been dried out and impaired by human intervention; the municipal services worked on renewing the naturally growing flora.

Dechy’s preserved near-natural areas include Parc Louis Aragon and Étangs de la Motte. The Chemin des Galibots runs through Parc des Renouelles in Dechy.

History and Culture

In the Middle Ages, La Longue Borne marked the boundary that people with leprosy were not supposed to cross. The three-metre-high marker is located near a former leper colony.

The Church of Saint Amand was rebuilt in 1894 after a fire on 7 February 1875.

Ferme Jacquart was built in 1776 and still has a dovecote made of brick and limestone, which was renovated in 2019.

The Croix de Pierre is a sandstone monument erected in 1593. It commemorates the end of a particularly difficult and destructive period of religious wars, violence and looting.

Local Life

Since 2022, Ferme Jacquart has hosted markets for local producers, including monthly markets as well as evening and night markets.

Dechy’s potato tradition includes preparations and names such as “Pomm'Tierre à la plure”, mousseline, dauphine, patacons and caquettes.

The Fête de la Pomme de Terre in Dechy is celebrated every year in September. Caquette is a large figure approximately 3.20 metres tall and weighing 45 kilograms, made of wickerwork and paper; it was christened on 15 September 2013 on the occasion of the Fête de la Pomme de Terre.

Line 12 connects Dechy (Centre Hospitalier) with Somain railway station.

Further destinations: Roncq, Douai, Armbouts-Cappel, Téteghem, Haulchin, Pecquencourt, Banteux, West-Cappel.

To the higher-level travel overview: North.