Pâturages
Pâturages is a village in Colfontaine, Arrondissement of Mons, Wallonia and has about 8,110 residents. Pâturages is situated nearby to the locality Fond Touyin, as well as near the village La Bouverie.Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.5.
- Type: Village with 8,110 residents
- Description: section of Colfontaine, Wallonia, Belgium
- Also known as: “Paturages”
- Postal code: 7340
Places of Interest
Highlights include Grand-Hornu and Mont Ostène.
Grand-Hornu
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
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 northwest of Pâturages.
Mont Ostène
Peak
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Mont Ostène is a peak, which is situated 3 km east of Pâturages.
Coal mines in Frameries
Memorial
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Coal mines in Frameries is a memorial, which is situated 2½ km east of Pâturages.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include La Bouverie 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.
Pâturages
- Categories: municipality section and locality
- Location: Colfontaine, Arrondissement of Mons, Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.41315° or 50° 24′ 47″ northLongitude
3.86373° or 3° 51′ 49″ eastPopulation
8,110Elevation
73 metres (240 feet)Open location code
9F25CV77+7FOpenStreetMap ID
node 670199192OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2789254Wikidata ID
Q2783664
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