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 / 50.4°N 4.383°E / 50.4; 4.383Coordinates: 50°24′N 4°23′E / 50.4°N 4.383°E / 50.4; 4.383
Country	Belgium
Region	Wallonia
Community	French Community
Province	Hainaut
Municipality	Charleroi
Area
• Total	2.6 sq mi (6.64 km2)
Population (2001)
• Total	16,739
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
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 destroyed by the troops of Henri II on July 21, 1554. The Cartier family owned it from 1726 to 1938. It is a library since 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 The basse court has been replaced by a public swimming pool and the park has been partly destroyed.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 trying to give her bread to French prisoners through the bars of a gate. French president Pointcaré 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

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Marchienne-au-Pont

• Picture of the castle court
• Photo gallery of the monument dedicated to Yvonne Viesley