Decize is a small town nestled at the confluence of the Loire and Aron. By bridges Decize is the crossing point of many roads and through his dam on the Loire and the Canal du Nivernais, it is also a crossroads of waterways.

You can stroll along the Promenade des Halles (classified site), see the imposing bridge vieillle-Loire, visit the old ramparts of the castle of the Counts and Dukes of Nevers, the church of Saint Aré (listed monument since 1875) which legend has it that it was built in honor of Saint Aré, the boat carrying his body miraculously recovered stream instead of down and would have stopped Decize.

Finally, the door drawbridge door of the Marquis d'Ancre was the last Decize, once fortified city.

Decize is a great place for fishing and is nicknamed the "Fisherman's Paradise".