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Wasmes ( wa, Wame-e-Borinaedje) is a village of 
In January 1879 Letter 129
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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—al ...
and a district of the municipality of Colfontaine
Colfontaine (; wa, Colfontinne; pcd, 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 densit ...
, 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 (cloc ...
, 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 ...
.
In January 1879 Vincent van Gogh
Vincent Willem van Gogh (; 30 March 185329 July 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who posthumously became one of the most famous and influential figures in Western art history. In a decade, he created about 2,100 artworks, inc ...
temporarily moved to the village, in the hamlet of Petit Wasmes, to take up a post as missionary./ref>
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Former municipalities of Hainaut (province) {{Hainaut-geo-stub