Wasmes
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Wasmes
Wame-e-Borinaedje (Walloon) | |
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| The church of Our Lady The church of Our Lady | |
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| Country | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 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 |
Location of Colfontaine in Hainaut | |
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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.
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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