Baudour () is a village of
Wallonia
Wallonia ( ; ; or ), officially the Walloon Region ( ; ), is one of the three communities, regions and language areas of Belgium, regions of Belgium—along with Flemish Region, Flanders and Brussels. Covering the southern portion of the c ...
and a district of the municipality of
Saint-Ghislain
Saint-Ghislain (; ; ) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
On 1 January 2018 the municipality had 23,335 inhabitants. The total area is , giving a population density of .
The municipality consists ...
. It is located in the
province of Hainaut
A province is an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions outside Italy. The term ''provin ...
,
Belgium
Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeas ...
, at an average altitude of 53 meters above the sea level. As of 2022, the village had a population of 6,049.
Notable inhabitants
*Astrophysicist
Yaël Nazé
Yaël Nazé is a Belgian astrophysicist, author and professor at the University of Liège. She specializes in massive stars and their interactions with their surroundings. In her research, she has worked with images and data collected from v ...
*Playwright, librettist and novelist
Henri Delmotte
*Politician
Michel Daerden
Michel Daerden (16 November 1949 – 5 August 2012) was a francophone Belgian politician, a member of the '' Parti Socialiste'', and a finance auditor.
Daerden was born in Baudour, Belgium. With a reputation as a 'bon vivant', his undenied p ...
Gallery
Image:Baudour JPG00.jpg, Baudour, Church ''St-Géry'' (15th/16th centuries).
References
Former municipalities of Hainaut (province)
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