Marchienne-au-Pont

Not to be confused with Marchiennes (France).
Marchienne-au-Pont
Former municipality of Belgium

Location in the municipality of Charleroi
Marchienne-au-Pont
Location in Belgium
Coordinates: 50°24′N 4°23′E / 50.400°N 4.383°E / 50.400; 4.383Coordinates: 50°24′N 4°23′E / 50.400°N 4.383°E / 50.400; 4.383
Country  Belgium
Region  Wallonia
Community Wallonia French Community
Province  Hainaut
Municipality Charleroi
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

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.

Sights

  • The Castle of Cartier - built on the ruins of another castle, which was 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 It was converted to a library in April 2002, the basse court has been replaced by a public swimming pool and the park has been partly destroyed.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

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.

References

  1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/André_Souris
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