Wasmes

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Wasmes
Wame-e-Borinaedje (Walloon)
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The church of Our Lady
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Wasmes
Location in Belgium
Coordinates: 50°25′N03°50′E / 50.417°N 3.833°E / 50.417; 3.833
CountryFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
RegionFlag of Wallonia.svg  Wallonia
Province Flag of Hainaut.svg  Hainaut
Arrondissement Mons
MunicipalityColfontaine Belgium.svg Colfontaine
Area
  Total6.87 km2 (2.65 sq mi)
Area codes 065
Website www.colfontaine.be
Location of Colfontaine in Hainaut
Colfontaine Hainaut Belgium Map.svg

Wasmes (French pronunciation: [wam] ; Walloon : Wame-e-Borinaedje) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Colfontaine, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

Vincent van Gogh - 1878 1879 - Wasmes - House of baker Denis - Corner street of Petit-Wasmes and street Wilson, before renovation. Vincent van Gogh - Wasmes - Maison du boulanger Denis - Angle Rue du petit-Wasmes et Rue Wilson-002.JPG
Vincent van Gogh - 1878 1879 - Wasmes - House of baker Denis - Corner street of Petit-Wasmes and street Wilson, before renovation.

In January 1879 Vincent van Gogh temporarily moved to the village, in the hamlet of Petit Wasmes, to take up a post as missionary. [1]

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