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.
Wasmes
Wame-e-Borinaedje (Walloon) | |
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Coordinates: 50°25′N 03°50′E / 50.417°N 3.833°E | |
Country | Belgium |
Region | Wallonia |
Province | Hainaut |
Arrondissement | Mons |
Municipality | Colfontaine |
Area | |
• Total | 6.87 km2 (2.65 sq mi) |
Area codes | 065 |
Website | www.colfontaine.be |
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]