Petit Wasmes
Petit Wasmes is a hamlet of Wallonia, located in the district of Wasmes, municipality of Colfontaine, province of Hainaut, Belgium. It was once the home of Vincent van Gogh.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Grand-Hornu and Saint-Ghislain railway station.
Grand-Hornu
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Grand-Hornu is an old industrial coal mining complex and company town in Hornu, near Mons, in Belgium. It was built by Henri De Gorge between 1810 and 1830. Grand-Hornu is situated 3 km north of Petit Wasmes.
Saint-Ghislain railway station
Railway station
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Saint-Ghislain railway station is situated 3½ km north of Petit Wasmes.
Cimetière d’Hornu
Cemetery
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Cimetière d’Hornu is a cemetery, which is situated 2½ km north of Petit Wasmes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Warquignies and Colfontaine.
Colfontaine
Town
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.0.
Colfontaine is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. On 1 January 2006, the municipality had 20,021 inhabitants. The total area is 13.62 km. The municipality consists of the following districts: Pâturages, Warquignies, Wasmes.
Wasmes
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.0.
Wasmes is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Colfontaine, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. In January 1879 Vincent van Gogh temporarily moved to the village, in the hamlet of Petit Wasmes, to take up a post as missionary.
Petit Wasmes
- Type: Locality
- Description: village in Colfontaine, Belgium
- Category: village
- Location: Colfontaine, Arrondissement of Mons, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Petit Wasmes” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Petit Wasmes”
- Dutch: “Petit-Wasmes”
- French: “Petit-Wasmes”
- Turkish: “Petit Wasmes”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Borinage and Petit Hornu.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bois de l’Évêque and Bois de Saint-Ghislain.
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