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Dessel
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Flag of Dessel
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Coat of arms of Dessel
Coat of arms
Dessel is located in Belgium
Dessel
Dessel
Location in Belgium
Country Belgium
Community Flemish Community
Region Flemish Region
Province Antwerp
Arrondissement Turnhout
Area
 • Total 27.03 km2 (10.44 sq mi)
Population
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Postal codes
2480
Area codes 014
Website www.dessel.be

Dessel (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdɛsəl]) 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. 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 Second Division.

Event

Climate

Climate data for Dessel (1991−2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 6.4
(43.5)
7.4
(45.3)
11.2
(52.2)
15.6
(60.1)
19.2
(66.6)
22.0
(71.6)
24.0
(75.2)
23.7
(74.7)
20.1
(68.2)
15.4
(59.7)
10.2
(50.4)
6.8
(44.2)
15.2
(59.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 3.5
(38.3)
3.9
(39.0)
6.7
(44.1)
10.0
(50.0)
13.8
(56.8)
16.6
(61.9)
18.7
(65.7)
18.2
(64.8)
14.9
(58.8)
11.1
(52.0)
6.9
(44.4)
4.1
(39.4)
10.7
(51.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 0.6
(33.1)
0.4
(32.7)
2.2
(36.0)
4.3
(39.7)
8.3
(46.9)
11.3
(52.3)
13.3
(55.9)
12.6
(54.7)
9.7
(49.5)
6.9
(44.4)
3.7
(38.7)
1.4
(34.5)
6.2
(43.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 69.1
(2.72)
63.5
(2.50)
56.6
(2.23)
42.5
(1.67)
59.2
(2.33)
75.0
(2.95)
80.7
(3.18)
80.0
(3.15)
64.1
(2.52)
65.9
(2.59)
72.6
(2.86)
87.7
(3.45)
816.9
(32.15)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 12.6 11.4 10.9 8.4 9.8 10.2 10.9 11.2 10.0 11.0 12.5 13.8 132.7
Mean monthly sunshine hours 61 77 132 184 213 212 218 204 160 116 66 50 1,693
Source: Royal Meteorological Institute

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