Wasmes

Wasmes Wame-e-Borinaedje (Walloon)
The church of Our Lady
Wasmes Location in Belgium
Coordinates: 50°25′N 03°50′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
Location of Colfontaine in Hainaut

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.

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