Marchienne-au-Pont
Marchienne-au-Pont is a section of the Belgian town of Charleroi within the Walloon region in the Province of Hainaut. It was a commune in its own right before the merger of communes in 1977, when it had a population of 17,000.
- Not to be confused with Marchiennes (France).
Marchienne-au-Pont | |
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Former municipality of Belgium | |
 Location in the municipality of Charleroi | |
  Marchienne-au-Pont Location in Belgium | |
| Coordinates: 50°24′N 4°23′E | |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 2.56 sq mi (6.64 km2) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 16,739 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 6030 |
| Area code(s) | 071 |
Sights
- The Castle of Cartier was built on the ruins of an earlier castle, which had been destroyed by the troops of Henri II on July 21, 1554. The Cartier family owned it from 1726 to 1938. It was converted to a library in April 2002. The outer bailey has been replaced by a public swimming pool and the park has been partly destroyed.
- The city walls.
Yvonne Viesley
On October 12, 1918, Yvonne Viesley, age 10, was shot by a German soldier after she tried to pass a piece of bread to French prisoners through the bars of a gate. French president Poincaré gave her a posthumous medal of honor on September 11, 1919. A monument has been built where she fell.
People born in Marchienne-au-Pont
- Fernand Verhaegen, painter and etcher
- André Souris, classical music composer associated with the Surrealists[1]
Gallery
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Holy Virgin church
See also
- Écho de la Sambre - A newspaper that was published in Marchienne-au-Pont.
- Marc Dutroux, a Belgian serial killer, owned a house in Marchienne-au-Pont. Two of his victims, Julie Lejeune and Mélissa Russo, were held captive here for a short while after their kidnapping.
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