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COLFONTAINE Latitude and Longitude:

50°25′N 03°51′E / 50.417°N 3.850°E / 50.417; 3.850
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Colfontaine
Colfontinne ( Picard)
Colfontaine Town Hall
Colfontaine Town Hall
Flag of Colfontaine
Coat of arms of Colfontaine
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
Community French Community
Region Wallonia
Province Hainaut
Arrondissement Mons
Government
 • MayorLuciano D'Antonio
 • Governing party/ies PS
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
Website www.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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