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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.

References

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

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v t e 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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