Auberge de la Folie

Auberge de la Folie is an event venue in Colfontaine, Arrondissement of Mons, Wallonia which is located on Rue Clémenceau. Auberge de la Folie is situated nearby to the church Église Protestante de Wasmes, as well as near Terril du Pachy.

Type: Event venue
Also known as: “Charbonnage Bonne Espérance”
Address: Rue Clémenceau 130, Wasmes, 7340

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 2½ km north of Auberge de la Folie.

Saint-Ghislain railway station

Railway station

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Saint-Ghislain railway station is situated 3½ km northwest of Auberge de la Folie.

Cimetière d’Hornu

Cemetery

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Cimetière d’Hornu is a cemetery, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Auberge de la Folie.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wasmes and Colfontaine.

Wasmes

Village

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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.

Colfontaine

Town

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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.