Dour

Dour
Municipality

Flag
Coat of arms
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
Country Belgium
Community French Community
Region Wallonia
Province Hainaut
Arrondissement Mons
Government
 • Mayor Carlo Di Antonio
 • Governing party/ies cdH, MR
Area
 • Total 33.32 km2 (12.86 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2017)[1]
 • Total 16,705
 • Density 500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Postal codes 7370
Area codes 065
Website www.communedour.be

Dour is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. 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 sub-municipalities: Dour proper, Blaugies, 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. ↑ Population per municipality as of 1 January 2017 (XLS; 397 KB)
  • Media related to Dour at Wikimedia Commons
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.