Wasmes

Wasmes (French pronunciation: [wam]; Walloon: Wame-e-Borinaedje) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Colfontaine, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

Vincent van Gogh - 1878 1879 - Wasmes - House of baker Denis - Corner street of Petit-Wasmes and street Wilson, before renovation.

Wasmes Wame-e-Borinaedje (Walloon)
The church of Our Lady
Wasmes Location in Belgium
Coordinates: 50°25′N 03°50′E
Country	Belgium
Region	Wallonia
Province	Hainaut
Arrondissement	Mons
Municipality	Colfontaine
Area
• Total	6.87 km2 (2.65 sq mi)
Area codes	065
Website	www.colfontaine.be
Location of Colfontaine in Hainaut

In January 1879 Vincent van Gogh temporarily moved to the village, in the hamlet of Petit Wasmes, to take up a post as missionary.^[1]