Dour

Walloon municipality in Belgium

Not to be confused with dower.

For other uses, see Dour (disambiguation).

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Municipality in French Community, Belgium

Dour

Doû (Picard)

Municipality

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Location of 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; 3.783
Country|  Belgium
Community| French Community
Region| Wallonia
Province| Hainaut
Arrondissement| Mons
Government

• Mayor| Carlo Di Antonio (cdH)
(Dour Demain)
• Governing party/ies| Dour Demain (cdH+MR+independents)
Area

• Total| 33.62 km2 (12.98 sq mi)
Population

(2018-01-01)[1]

• Total| 16,716
• Density| 500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Postal codes|

7370

NIS code|

53020

Area codes| 065
Website| www.communedour.be

Dour (French pronunciation: [duʁ]; 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, a music festival covering various genres.

## See also[edit]

* The dictionary definition of dour at Wiktionary

## References[edit]

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

## External links[edit]

* Media related to Dour at Wikimedia Commons

Places adjacent to Dour

| Hensies | Boussu, Colfontaine |

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Dour

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Municipalities in the province of Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium

Ath|

* Ath
* Belœil
* Bernissart
* Brugelette
* Chièvres
* Ellezelles
* Enghien
* Flobecq
* Frasnes-lez-Anvaing
* Lessines
* Silly

Charleroi|

* Aiseau-Presles
* Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont
* Charleroi
* Châtelet
* Courcelles
* Farciennes
* Fleurus
* Fontaine-l'Évêque
* Gerpinnes
* Les Bons Villers
* Montigny-le-Tilleul
* Pont-à-Celles

La Louvière|

* Binche
* Estinnes
* La Louvière
* Morlanwelz

Mons|

* Boussu
* Colfontaine
* Dour
* Frameries
* Hensies
* Honnelles
* Jurbise
* Lens
* Mons (Capital)
* Quaregnon
* Quévy
* Quiévrain
* Saint-Ghislain

Soignies|

* Braine-le-Comte
* Écaussinnes
* Le Rœulx
* Manage
* Soignies
* Seneffe

Thuin|

* Anderlues
* Beaumont
* Chimay
* Erquelinnes
* Froidchapelle
* Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes
* Lobbes
* Merbes-le-Château
* Momignies
* Sivry-Rance
* Thuin

Tournai-Mouscron|

* Antoing
* Brunehaut
* Celles
* Comines-Warneton
* Estaimpuis
* Leuze-en-Hainaut
* Mont-de-l'Enclus
* Mouscron
* Pecq
* Péruwelz
* Rumes
* Tournai

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* Italic indicates municipalities with language facilities

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