Gouy-lez-Pieton () is a village of
Wallonia
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and a district of the municipality of
Courcelles, located in the
province of Hainaut,
Belgium
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.
It was a fully fledged municipality before the
fusion of the Belgian municipalities
The fusion of the Belgian municipalities (French: ''fusion des communes'', Dutch: ''fusie van Belgische gemeenten'') was a Belgian political process that rationalized and reduced the number of municipalities in Belgium between 1964 and 1983. In 1 ...
of 1977.
The Church of Saint-Martin
The original church, built during the 12th century, disappeared to make way for the current building, classified in 1961. The current and refurbished Church of Saint-Martin of Gouy-lez-Piéton was largely built in the 16th century, with a further transformation in the 18th century. Some of the church's furnishings date back to the 1600s. The surroundings of the place of worship are well maintained, with a small park behind the building. This church is the copy of the Church of Saint-Martin in
Trazegnies, a village adjacent to Gouy-lez-piéton.
Former municipalities of Hainaut (province)
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