Résidence de l’Air de Paix

Résidence de l’Air de Paix is a park in Colfontaine, Arrondissement of Mons, Wallonia. Résidence de l’Air de Paix is situated nearby to the arts center Centre culturel de Colfontaine, as well as near the government office Carré Communal Yvon Biefnot.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Grand-Hornu and Mausolée de la famille De Gorge.

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 1¼ km north of Résidence de l’Air de Paix.

Mausolée de la famille De Gorge

Memorial

Photo: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mausolée de la famille De Gorge is a memorial, which is situated 1 km north of Résidence de l’Air de Paix.

Cimetière d’Hornu

Cemetery

Photo: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Cimetière d’Hornu is a cemetery, which is situated 2 km west of Résidence de l’Air de Paix.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wasmes and Hornu.

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.