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.