Dour

Dour is a municipality of located in the , Belgium. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 16,810 inhabitants. The total area is 33.32 km.
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  • Type: Town with 16,900 residents
  • Description: municipality in Wallonia, Belgium
  • Also known as: 53020” and “Dour, Belgium

Places of Interest

Highlights include Terril Saint Antoine Vedette and Hainin railway station.

Peak
is a peak.

Railway stop
is a railway stop, which is situated 3½ km north of Dour.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Boussu and Colfontaine.

Town
is a municipality of located in the , . As of January 1, 2006, had a population of 20,058. The total area is 20.01 km. The municipality consists of the following districts: and Hornu. is situated 4½ km north of Dour.

Town
is a municipality of located in the , . On 1 January 2006, the municipality had 20,021 inhabitants. The total area is 13.62 km. The municipality consists of the following districts: Pâturages, Warquignies, . is situated 5 km east of Dour.

Village
is a village of and a district of the municipality of , located in the , . In January 1879 Vincent van Gogh temporarily moved to the village, in the hamlet of , to take up a post as missionary. is situated 5 km northeast of Dour.

Dour

Latitude
50.3964° or 50° 23′ 47″ north
Longitude
3.7787° or 3° 46′ 43″ east
Population
16,900
Elevation
93 metres (305 feet)
Open location code
9F259QWH+HF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 477168724
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2799227
Wiki­data ID
Q665938
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Zeeuws—“Dour” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Dour
  • Breton: Dour
  • Bulgarian: Дур
  • Catalan: Dour
  • Cebuano: Dour (parokya)
  • Cebuano: Dour
  • Chinese: 杜尔
  • Danish: Dour
  • Dutch: Dour
  • Esperanto: Dour
  • French: Dour
  • German: Dour
  • Hungarian: Dour
  • Irish: Dour
  • Italian: Dour
  • Japanese: ドゥール
  • Latin: Durnum
  • Limburgan: Dour
  • Luxembourgish: Dour
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Dour
  • Norwegian: Dour
  • Occitan (post 1500): Dour
  • Persian: دور
  • Picard: Doû
  • Polish: Dour
  • Portuguese: Dour
  • Romanian: Dour
  • Russian: Дур
  • Slovak: Dour
  • Slovenian: Dour
  • Spanish: Dour
  • Swedish: Dour (kommun i Belgien)
  • Swedish: Dour
  • Turkish: Dour
  • Ukrainian: Дур
  • Vietnamese: Dour
  • Volapük: Dour
  • Walloon: Doû
  • Waray (Philippines): Dour
  • Zeeuws: Dour

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