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Colfontaine forest
HISTORIC SITE AND MONUMENT
Colfontaine
Comprising the villages of Pâturages, Warquignies and Wasmes, the district of Colfontaine is heavily wooded and its woods are the starting point for many walks and hikes, including the Rando des Leus. This 5km walk starts at the Tour du Lait Buré, and offers walkers many interesting discoveries.
In the past, this was a coalmining area, but woods and rural landscapes have replaced the collieries. The Marcasse mine was one of the largest before disaster struck in 1953, when 20 miners were killed there. Several famous artists have lived in Colfontaine, including Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890), who lived in Wasmes where he was a Protestant evangelist preacher; Armand Simon (1906-1981), the great surrealist artist, who spent his whole life in Pâturages and Marius Carion, the painter from Wasmes.
In the past, this was a coalmining area, but woods and rural landscapes have replaced the collieries. The Marcasse mine was one of the largest before disaster struck in 1953, when 20 miners were killed there. Several famous artists have lived in Colfontaine, including Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890), who lived in Wasmes where he was a Protestant evangelist preacher; Armand Simon (1906-1981), the great surrealist artist, who spent his whole life in Pâturages and Marius Carion, the painter from Wasmes.
Administration communale de Colfontaine
Place de Wasmes, 22 - 7340 Colfontaine
Tél : +32 (0) 65/88.73.40
Fax : +32 (0) 65/88.73.49
www.colfontaine.be
Place de Wasmes, 22 - 7340 Colfontaine
Tél : +32 (0) 65/88.73.40
Fax : +32 (0) 65/88.73.49
www.colfontaine.be
Maison Van Gogh - Colfontaine
Inaugurated on 12 June 2015, the Maison van Gogh in Wasmes is a place full of history.
The Marcasse nature reserve - (Colfontaine)
All around Mons, Borinage chain deploys its slag heaps by the hundreds.
The « Pucelette » and the Tour de Wasmes (Colfontaine)
A great folk event, the "Pucelette" is one of the major processions of the Mons region.
Looking for Vincent (Colfontaine)
Passionate about Van Gogh, Filip Depuydt knows many anecdotes about the presence of the painter in the Borinage.
