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,

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

Gallery

Image:Baudour JPG00.jpg, Baudour, Church ''St-Géry'' (15th/16th centuries).

References

Former municipalities of Hainaut (province) {{Hainaut-geo-stub