Dessel

{{Infobox Belgium municipality

|name = Dessel

|picture = Voormalig gemeentehuis te Dessel.jpg

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|map = Dessel Antwerp Belgium Map.svg

|map-legend = Location of Dessel in the province of Antwerp

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|flag = Flag of Dessel.svg

|region = {{BE-REG-FLE}}

|community = {{BE-NL}}

|province = {{BE-PROV-AN}}

|arrondissement = Turnhout

|nis = 13006

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|mayor = Kris Van Dijck (N-VA)

|majority = N-VA

|postal-codes = 2480

|telephone-area = 014

|web = [http://www.dessel.be www.dessel.be]

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Dessel ({{IPA|nl|ˈdɛsəl|-|Nl-Dessel.ogg}}) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises only the town of Dessel proper. In 2021, Dessel had a total population of 9,659 inhabitants.{{cite web|url=https://statbel.fgov.be/sites/default/files/files/opendata/bevolking/sectoren/OPENDATA_SECTOREN_2021.xlsx |title=Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 13006 |website=Statistics Belgium |access-date=10 May 2022 }} The total area is 27.03 km².

Nuclear industries

Dessel hosts several nuclear facilities:

Belgoprocess, ex Eurochemic reprocessing plant (OECD), now in charge of the operational waste management for Ondraf/Niras.
BelgoNucléaire, an old MOX factory, presently closed and to be decommissioned in the future.
Franco-Belge de Fabrication du Combustible (FBFC) making nuclear fuel assemblies;
The Dessel site was selected in June 2006 by the Belgian government to construct the first shallow land disposal facility for low-level radioactive waste in Belgium. The decision was taken after consultation of the local authorities and the population in the frame of the Stola consultation group.

Sport

The town has two football clubs:

K.F.C. Witgoor Sport, which plays in the Belgian Fourth Division.
K.F.C. Dessel Sport, which plays in the Belgian Third Division.

Event

Graspop Metal Meeting, yearly heavy metal festival.

Climate

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|location = Dessel (1991−2020 normals)

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|Jan high C = 6.4

|Feb high C = 7.4

|Mar high C = 11.2

|Apr high C = 15.6

|May high C = 19.2

|Jun high C = 22.0

|Jul high C = 24.0

|Aug high C = 23.7

|Sep high C = 20.1

|Oct high C = 15.4

|Nov high C = 10.2

|Dec high C = 6.8

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|Jan mean C = 3.5

|Feb mean C = 3.9

|Mar mean C = 6.7

|Apr mean C = 10.0

|May mean C = 13.8

|Jun mean C = 16.6

|Jul mean C = 18.7

|Aug mean C = 18.2

|Sep mean C = 14.9

|Oct mean C = 11.1

|Nov mean C = 6.9

|Dec mean C = 4.1

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|Jan low C = 0.6

|Feb low C = 0.4

|Mar low C = 2.2

|Apr low C = 4.3

|May low C = 8.3

|Jun low C = 11.3

|Jul low C = 13.3

|Aug low C = 12.6

|Sep low C = 9.7

|Oct low C = 6.9

|Nov low C = 3.7

|Dec low C = 1.4

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|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 69.1

|Feb precipitation mm = 63.5

|Mar precipitation mm = 56.6

|Apr precipitation mm = 42.5

|May precipitation mm = 59.2

|Jun precipitation mm = 75.0

|Jul precipitation mm = 80.7

|Aug precipitation mm = 80.0

|Sep precipitation mm = 64.1

|Oct precipitation mm = 65.9

|Nov precipitation mm = 72.6

|Dec precipitation mm = 87.7

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|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 12.6

|Feb precipitation days = 11.4

|Mar precipitation days = 10.9

|Apr precipitation days = 8.4

|May precipitation days = 9.8

|Jun precipitation days = 10.2

|Jul precipitation days = 10.9

|Aug precipitation days = 11.2

|Sep precipitation days = 10.0

|Oct precipitation days = 11.0

|Nov precipitation days = 12.5

|Dec precipitation days = 13.8

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|Jan sun = 61

|Feb sun = 77

|Mar sun = 132

|Apr sun = 184

|May sun = 213

|Jun sun = 212

|Jul sun = 218

|Aug sun = 204

|Sep sun = 160

|Oct sun = 116

|Nov sun = 66

|Dec sun = 50

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|source 1 = Royal Meteorological Institute{{cite web

| url = https://www.meteo.be/resources/climatology/climateCity/pdf/climate_INS13006_9120_nl.pdf

| title = Luchttemperatuur en neerslag Referentieperiode: 1991-2020

| language = nl

| publisher = Royal Meteorological Institute

| access-date = August 10, 2022}}}}

Gallery

File:Tweewoonst, Molsebaan 71-73, Dessel.jpg|House in Dessel

File:Kanaal Mol - panoramio (1).jpg|Canal of Mol

File:Vml. douanewoningen te Dessel - 368618 - onroerenderfgoed.jpg|Street view

File:Dessel - Heilige Familiekerk.jpg|Holy Family Church in Witgoor

References

External links

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[http://www.dessel.be Official website] - Available only in Dutch
[http://www.eurochemic.be/eng/index-eng.html Eurochemic]
[http://www.eurochemic.be/nl/documents/68-eurochemic-EN.pdf Eurochemic 1956-1990, European Company for the Chemical Processing of Irradiated Fuels], Jean-Marc Wolff, OECD Historical Series, 1999

{{Geographic location

|Centre = Dessel

|N = Retie

|E = Mol

|S = Mol

|W = Retie

}}

Category:Municipalities of Antwerp Province

Category:Populated places in Antwerp Province