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Wasmes

Wasmes ( ; ) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Colfontaine, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. - 1878 1879 - Wasmes - House of baker Denis - Corner street of Petit-Wasmes and street Wilson, before renovation. In January 1879 Vincent van Gogh temporarily moved to the village, in the hamlet of Petit Wasmes, to take up a post as missionary.

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Wasmes ( ; ) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Colfontaine, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. - 1878 1879 - Wasmes - House of baker Denis - Corner street of Petit-Wasmes and street Wilson, before renovation. In January 1879 Vincent van Gogh temporarily moved to the village, in the hamlet of Petit Wasmes, to take up a post as missionary.

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