Colfontaine
Colfontinne (Picard)
Municipality
Colfontaine Town Hall
Colfontaine Town Hall
Flag of Colfontaine
Flag
Coat of arms of Colfontaine
Coat of arms
Location of Colfontaine
Colfontaine is located in Belgium
Colfontaine
Colfontaine
Location in Belgium
Location of Colfontaine in Hainaut
Coordinates: 50°25′N 03°51′E / 50.417°N 3.850°E / 50.417; 3.850
Country Belgium
CommunityFrench Community
RegionWallonia
ProvinceHainaut
ArrondissementMons
Government
 • MayorLuciano D'Antonio
 • Governing party/iesPS
Area
 • Total13.75 km2 (5.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total20,762
 • Density1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
Postal codes
7340
NIS code
53082
Area codes065
Websitewww.colfontaine.be

Colfontaine (French pronunciation: [kɔlfɔ̃tɛn] ⓘ; Walloon: Colfontinne; Picard: Colfontinne) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

On 1 January 2006, the municipality had 20,021 inhabitants. The total area is 13.62 km², giving a population density of 1,470 inhabitants per km².

The municipality consists of the following districts: Pâturages, Warquignies, Wasmes (town centre; it includes the village of Petit Wasmes).

House in Wasmes where Vincent van Gogh resided in 1878-1879

References

  1. ↑ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.


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