Debercsény
# Debercsény

Debercsény is a village and municipality in the comitat of Nógrád, Hungary.

## Etymology

The name probably comes from Slavic/Slovak Debrečany (older etymologies were Dobročany, Dobročín, Dobrčín). Old Slavic deber, debra - a valley, a ravine, a pothole. Similar place names can be found in Eastern Slovakia (see e.g. Debraď) where the word has been preserved in dialects until the modern times.

Population by year :

| Year | Population |
| - | - |
| 1870 | 148 |
| 1880 | 108 |
| 1890 | 102 |
| 1900 | 115 |
| 1910 | 155 |
| 1920 | 167 |
| 1930 | 183 |
| 1941 | 190 |
| 1949 | 200 |
| 1960 | 222 |
| 1970 | 254 |
| 1980 | 199 |
| 1990 | 153 |
| 2001 | 102 |
| 2011 | 79 |
