What is "deshayes"

Deshayes is a surname.

• Catherine Deshayes, widow Monvoisin, known as " La Voisin" (c. 1640 – February 22, 1680), a French sorceress
• Gérard Paul Deshayes (1795–1875), a French geologist and conchologist
• Jean-Baptiste-Henri Deshays or Deshayes (1729–1765), a French painter
• Prosper-Didier Deshayes (mid 18th century–1815), an opera composer and dancer who lived and worked in France.
• François-Georges Fouques Deshayes, known as Desfontaines or Desfontaines-Lavallée (1733–1825), a French writer and playwright