Dour, Belgium Explained

Dour
Map:Dour Hainaut Belgium Map.svg
Map-Legend:Location of Dour in Hainaut
Arms:Blason ville BE Dour.svg
Flag:Dour_Belgium.svg
Arrondissement:Mons
Nis:53020
Mayor:Carlo Di Antonio (cdH)
(Dour Demain)
Majority:Dour Demain (cdH+MR+independents)
Postal-Codes:7370
Telephone-Area:065
Web:www.communedour.be
Coordinates:50.4°N 50°W

Dour (in French pronounced as /duʁ/; 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.