Baudour is a village of
Wallonia
Wallonia (; french: Wallonie ), or ; nl, Wallonië ; wa, Waloneye or officially the Walloon Region (french: link=no, Région wallonne),; nl, link=no, Waals gewest; wa, link=no, Redjon walone is one of the three regions of Belgium—alo ...
and a district of the municipality of
Saint-Ghislain
Saint-Ghislain (; pcd, Saint-Guilagne; wa, Sint-Guilin) is a city and Municipalities of Belgium, municipality of Wallonia located in the Hainaut Province, province of Hainaut, Belgium.
On 1 January 2018 the municipality had 23,335 inhabitants. ...
, located in the
province of Hainaut
Hainaut (, also , , ; nl, Henegouwen ; wa, Hinnot; pcd, Hénau), historically also known as Heynowes in English, is a province of Wallonia and Belgium.
To its south lies the French department of Nord, while within Belgium it borders (clock ...
,
Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...
.
Notable inhabitants
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Henri Delmotte
Henri Philibert Joseph Delmotte (14 March 1822 – 10 July 1884) was a Belgian playwright, librettist and novelist. Delmotte was born in Baudour, Hainaut (province), Hainaut and studied law at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, graduating in 1 ...
and
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 ...
were born in Baudour
Gallery
Image:Baudour JPG00.jpg, Baudour, Church ''St-Géry'' (15th/16th centuries).
Former municipalities of Hainaut (province)
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