Dour

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Dour
Doû  (Picard)
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Flag of Dour
Coat of arms of Dour
Dour is located in Belgium
Dour
Dour
Location in Belgium
Location of Dour in Hainaut
Coordinates: 50°24′N 03°47′E / 50.400°N 3.783°E / 50.400; 3.783Coordinates: 50°24′N 03°47′E / 50.400°N 3.783°E / 50.400; 3.783
CountryBelgium
CommunityFrench Community
Region Wallonia
ProvinceHainaut
ArrondissementMons
Government
 • MayorCarlo Di Antonio
 • Governing party/iescdH, MR
Area
 • Total33.32 km2 (12.86 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total16,716
 • Density500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Postal codes
7370
Area codes065
Websitewww.communedour.be

Dour (Picard: Doû is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 16,810 inhabitants. The total area is 33.32 km², giving a population density of 505 inhabitants per km².

The municipality consists of the following districts: Blaugies, Dour, Élouges, and Wihéries.

Dour is often considered the western end of the sillon industriel, the former industrial backbone of Wallonia.

Since 1989, Dour has hosted the annual Dour Festival, an alternative music festival.

See also[]

  • The dictionary definition of dour at Wiktionary

References[]

  1. ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.

External links[]

  • Media related to Dour at Wikimedia Commons
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