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

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