Marchienne-au-Pont
| Marchienne-au-Pont | |
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| Former municipality of Belgium | |
 Location in the municipality of Charleroi |
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 Marchienne-au-Pont
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| Coordinates: 50°24′N 4°23′E / 50.400°N 4.383°ECoordinates: 50°24′N 4°23′E / 50.400°N 4.383°E | |
| Country |
 Belgium
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| Region |
 Wallonia
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| Community |
French Community
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| Province |
 Hainaut
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| Municipality |
 Charleroi
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| Area | |
| • Total | 2.56 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.
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.
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