Colfontaine (; wa, Colfontinne; pcd, Colfontinne) is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

Wallonia Wallonia (; french: Wallonie ), or ; nl, Wallonië ; wa, Waloneye or officially the Walloon Region (french: link=no, Région wallonne),; nl, link=no, Waals gewest; wa, link=no, Redjon walone is one of the three regions of Belgium—alo ...

located in the

province of Hainaut Hainaut (, also , , ; nl, Henegouwen ; wa, Hinnot; pcd, Hénau), historically also known as Heynowes in English, is a province of Wallonia and Belgium. To its south lies the French department of Nord, while within Belgium it borders (clock ...

Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...

. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 20,021 inhabitants. The total area is 13.62 km², giving a

population density Population density (in agriculture: Stock (disambiguation), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical ...

of 1,470 inhabitants per km². The municipality consists of the following districts: Pâturages, Warquignies,

Wasmes Wasmes ( wa, Wame-e-Borinaedje) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Colfontaine, located in the Hainaut Province, province of Hainaut, Belgium. In January 1879 Vincent van Gogh temporarily moved to the village, in the h ...

(town centre; it includes the village of Petit Wasmes). Vincent van Gogh - Wasmes - Maison du boulanger Denis - Angle Rue du petit-Wasmes et Rue Wilson-002

References

External links

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Official website of the municipality of Colfontaine (in French)Independent Colfontaine website (in French)
Municipalities of Hainaut (province) {{Hainaut-geo-stub