Municipality · Province of Hainaut · Wallonia
Dour
About Dour
Dour is a municipality in the province of Hainaut in Wallonia, Belgium. On 1 January 2026 it had 16,611 inhabitants on an area of 33.6 km², a population density of 494 inhabitants per km². That is higher than the average of 359 per km² in Hainaut and higher than the Belgian average of 387 per km².
By population, Dour ranks 222nd of Belgium’s 565 municipalities and 25th of the 69 municipalities in Hainaut. By area it ranks 363rd in Belgium.
The official language is French.
Population of Dour since 2016
Between 1 January 2016 and 1 January 2026 the population of Dour fell by 122 inhabitants (−0.7%), from 16,733 to 16,611. In the last year it changed by +52. The highest figure in this period was in 2016.
For population growth since 2016, Dour ranks 528th of 565. Over the same period the province of Hainaut changed by +2.3% and Belgium by +5.3%.
Neighbouring municipalities
Dour borders 6 municipalities:
Postcodes in Dour
| Postcode | Places |
|---|---|
| 7370 | Dour, Blaugies, Élouges, Wihéries |
Distances from Dour
| To | km | miles |
|---|---|---|
| Mons | 15 | 9 |
| Charleroi | 46 | 29 |
| Kortrijk | 59 | 37 |
| Brussels | 68 | 42 |
| Ghent | 77 | 48 |
| Namur | 77 | 48 |
| Leuven | 85 | 53 |
| Mechelen | 85 | 53 |
| Bruges | 104 | 65 |
| Antwerp | 105 | 65 |
| Ostend | 110 | 68 |
| Hasselt | 124 | 77 |
| Liège | 130 | 81 |
| Arlon | 164 | 102 |
Straight line between the centres of the municipalities. By road it is usually 20–40% further. Calculate another distance →
Nearby municipalities
More about Dour: Wikipedia.