Colfontaine Colfontinne (Picard)
Municipality
Colfontaine Town Hall
Flag Coat of arms
Location of 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; 3.850Coordinates: 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
• Mayor	Luciano D'Antonio
• Governing party/ies	PS
Area
• Total	13.62 km2 (5.26 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	20,762
• Density	1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
Postal codes	7340
Area codes	065
Website	www.colfontaine.be

Colfontaine (French pronunciation: ​; 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

External links

• Media related to Colfontaine at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website of the municipality of Colfontaine (in French)
• Independent Colfontaine website (in French)

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