Dour
Not to be confused with dower.
For other uses, see Dour (disambiguation).
| Dour | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipality | |||
.JPG) | |||
| |||
  Dour Location in Belgium | |||
|
Location of Dour in Hainaut  | |||
| Coordinates: 50°24′N 03°47′E / 50.400°N 3.783°ECoordinates: 50°24′N 03°47′E / 50.400°N 3.783°E | |||
| 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 2013)[1] | |||
| • Total | 16,921 | ||
| • Density | 510/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
- ↑ Population per municipality on 1 January 2013 (XLS; 607.5 KB)
External links
-
Media related to Dour at Wikimedia Commons
 |
Hensies | Boussu, Colfontaine | | |
| Quiévrain |  |
Frameries | ||
| ||||
 | ||||
| Honnelles, Hon-Hergies (FR-59) |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, November 26, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.