Place de Wasmes

Place de Wasmes is a parking area in Colfontaine, Arrondissement of Mons, Wallonia. Place de Wasmes is situated nearby to the town hall Administration Communale, as well as near the church Église Notre-Dame.

Places of Interest Nearby

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 1½ km north of Place de Wasmes.

Saint-Ghislain railway station

Railway station

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Saint-Ghislain railway station is situated 3 km northwest of Place de Wasmes.

Mausolée de la famille De Gorge

Memorial

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Mausolée de la famille De Gorge is a memorial, which is situated 1½ km north of Place de Wasmes.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wasmes and Pâturages.

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.