| Official Name: | Dechene |
| Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Edmonton |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Dechene in Edmonton |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | City |
| Subdivision Name2: | Edmonton |
| Subdivision Type3: | Quadrant[1] |
| Subdivision Name3: | NW |
| Subdivision Type4: | Ward |
| Subdivision Name4: | sipiwiyiniwak |
| Subdivision Type5: | Sector[2] |
| Subdivision Name5: | West |
| Subdivision Type6: | Area[3] [4] |
| Subdivision Name6: | West Jasper Place |
| Government Footnotes: | [5] |
| Leader Title: | Administrative body |
| Leader Name: | Edmonton City Council |
| Leader Title1: | Councillor |
| Area Footnotes: | [6] |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.72 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Population Total: | 1721 |
| Population Density Km2: | 2390.3 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Change (2009–12) |
| Population Blank1: | -6.1% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 599 |
| Coordinates: | 53.492°N -113.634°W |
| Elevation M: | 682 |
Dechene is a roughly triangle-shaped residential neighbourhood in west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. According to the city of Edmonton map utility, "the neighbourhood is named after Joseph M. Dechene, the father of Judge Andre M. Dechene". The area was annexed by Edmonton in 1972.
According to the 2001 federal census, residential development of the neighbourhood began during the 1980s when six out of ten (62.5%) of the residences were built. Another one in three (35.7%) were built during the 1990s.[7]
The most common type of residence in the neighbourhood, according to the 2005 municipal census, is the single-family dwelling. These account for nine out of every ten (89%) of all the residences in the neighbourhood. The remaining one in ten (11%) are duplexes.[8] Substantially all (97%) of the residences are owner-occupied.[9]
There are two schools in the neighbourhood. The Good Shepherd Catholic Elementary School is operated by the Edmonton Catholic School System while the S. Bruce Smith Junior High School is operated by the Edmonton Public School System.
The neighbourhood is bounded on the north by Callingwood Road, on the east and south east by 178 Street and Lessard Road, and on the west by 184 Street.
Residents have access to West Edmonton Mall to the north along 178 Street.
In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, Dechene had a population of living in dwellings,[10] a -6.1% change from its 2009 population of .[11] With a land area of 0.72km2, it had a population density of people/km2 in 2012.[6] [10]