Postal code 6030 Local time Tuesday 3:11 AM Area code 071 Province Hainaut | Time zone CET (UTC+1) Area 6.64 km² Population 16,739 (2001) | |
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Weather 9°C, Wind SW at 18 km/h, 92% Humidity |
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 of its own before the merge of the communes in 1977, when it had a population of 17,000.
Contents
- Map of Marchienne au Pont 6030 Charleroi Belgium
- Sights
- Yvonne Viesley
- People born in Marchienne au Pont
- References
Map of Marchienne-au-Pont, 6030 Charleroi, Belgium
Sights
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
References
Marchienne-au-Pont Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA