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Dour

Reference date: 2026-01-01

16,611

residents

Explore Dour through official statistics on population, age, housing, mobility, businesses and the local built environment, with sources and reference dates.

Sauwartan mine headframe, a documented local view of Dour
Sauwartan mine headframeBourgeois.A · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Adapted for Belgium in Maps; changes were made.
Population density
494.1residents/km²
Rank in Belgium
222ndout of 565 municipalities
Population change
+52
Reference date
2026-01-01

Key figures

At a glance

Twelve source-backed signals place this municipality in its demographic, housing, economic, land-use, mobility and connectivity context.

What stands out

  1. House sales23.6 sales / 1,000 dwellingsHouse sales: 23.6 sales / 1,000 dwellings · national percentile 97/100
  2. VAT-registered enterprises53.9 enterprises / 1,000 residentsVAT-registered enterprises: 53.9 enterprises / 1,000 residents · national percentile 3/100
  3. Building permits3.5 new dwellings / 1,000 existing dwellingsBuilding permits: 3.5 new dwellings / 1,000 existing dwellings · national percentile 21/100

Indicators use their latest available source period. The date is shown separately for every figure.

Population and age

Population

16,611

residents

+52 since 2025 (+0.3%)

27% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 61/100 among 565

40% above the municipal median in Hainaut Province · provincial percentile 64/100 among 69

Period: · Source: Statbel population by residence, nationality, marital status, age and sex, 2026

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Population density

494.1

residents/km²

+1.5 since 2025 (+0.3%)

54% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 67/100 among 565

87% above the municipal median in Hainaut Province · provincial percentile 73/100 among 69

Period: · Source: Statbel population by residence, nationality, marital status, age and sex, 2026

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Age profile

42

years

2% below Belgium’s municipal median

Same as the municipal median in Hainaut Province

Period: · Source: Statbel population by residence, nationality, marital status, age and sex, 2026

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Housing and built environment

Housing stock

8,090

dwellings

33% above Belgium’s municipal median

42% above the municipal median in Hainaut Province · provincial percentile 66/100 among 69

Period: · Source: Statbel cadastral building stock, 2025 release

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Building permits

3.5

new dwellings / 1,000 existing dwellings

Total: 28 dwellings

52% below Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 21/100 among 565

18% above the municipal median in Hainaut Province · provincial percentile 56/100 among 69

Reference date: · Source: Statbel building permits by month and administrative geography

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Land cover

Arable land

36.0

% of municipal area

Total: 1,211 ha

7% below Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 42/100 among 565

6% below the municipal median in Hainaut Province · provincial percentile 38/100 among 69

Reference date: · Source: Statbel land cover according to the Land Register (SQLite)

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House sales

23.6

sales / 1,000 dwellings

Total: 191 sales

37% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 97/100 among 565

27% above the municipal median in Hainaut Province · provincial percentile 92/100 among 69

Reference date: · Source: Statbel real-estate deeds by statistical sector, 2013-2024

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Mobility and connectivity

Scheduled public transport

109.3

departures / 1,000 residents

Total: 1,815 departures

10% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 57/100 among 565

0.0% above the municipal median in Hainaut Province · provincial percentile 51/100 among 69

Scheduled service date: Published timetable; planned service, not observed operations. · Source: De Lijn static GTFS, STIB-MIVB static GTFS, TEC static GTFS, SNCB-NMBS static GTFS, Statbel population by residence, nationality, marital status, age and sex, 2026, Statbel statistical sectors 2026 (GeoJSON, EPSG:3812)

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Public level crossings

0

crossings

Same as Belgium’s municipal median

100% below the municipal median in Hainaut Province

Period: · Source: Infrabel — public level crossings

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Fixed broadband coverage

99.0

%

0.6% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 78/100 among 565

0.3% above the municipal median in Hainaut Province · provincial percentile 69/100 among 69

Period: · Source: BIPT Atlas Fixed

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5G mobile coverage

100.0

%

Same as Belgium’s municipal median

Same as the municipal median in Hainaut Province

Period: · Source: BIPT Atlas Mobile

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Economy and employment

VAT-registered enterprises

53.9

enterprises / 1,000 residents

Total: 896 enterprises

47% below Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 3/100 among 565

28% below the municipal median in Hainaut Province · provincial percentile 14/100 among 69

Reference date: · Source: Statbel VAT-registered enterprises by legal form, 2024

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Official time series

Official time series: Dour2017–2026: 16,705–16,611.16,75316,66016,56816,47516,705201716,716201816,644201916,512202016,528202116,553202216,578202316,567202416,559202516,6112026
2017-01-01 – 2026-01-01

Source: official Statbel data · Statbel

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Official time series
202616,611494.1
202516,559492.5
202416,567492.8
202316,578493.1
202216,553492.4
202116,528491.6
202016,512491.1
201916,644495.0
201816,716497.2
201716,705496.4
201616,733497.3
201516,866501.2
201416,840500.4
201316,974504.4
201216,921502.8
201116,942503.5
201016,900502.2
200916,776498.5

Key figures

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