The municipality of Colfontaine (20,149 inhabitants on 1 January 2004; 1,364 ha) is located in Borinage, aka Pays Noir (Black Country), the former coal mining basin, 10 km south-west of Mons and 10 km north-east of the border with France.
In the beginning of the XXth century, the forest had to be suppressed and replaced by a colliery; on 20 May 1907, a huge crowd rallied against the suppression of the only natural park in Borinage and the forest was purchased the same year by the Belgian state.
The municipal flag of Colfontaine is vertically divided green-yellow with the municipal arms in the middle.
The municipality of Colfontaine (19,998 inhabitants on 1 January 2007; 1,364 ha) is located in Borinage, aka Pays Noir (Black Country), the former coal mining basin, 10 km south-west of Mons and 10 km north-east of the border with France.
The municipality of Colfontaine was formed in 1976 by the merging of the former municipalities of Pâturages, Warquignies and Wasmes (seat of the new municipality) with a part of the former municipality of Eugies (the other part of Eugies being incorporated to Frameries.
On 25 October 1999, the Municipal Council of Colfontaine unanimuously adopted the municipal coat of arms and applied to the French Community for its official confirmation.
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Oldham's Ukrainian choir, Dnipro, fly out to Belgium for a week of choral master classes thanks to the help of the West Oldham Area Committee.
Members of Dnipro will meet the Mayor of Oldham Councillor Kay Knox on Friday October 21, where she will present the group with a plaque and a greetings message to be conveyed to the Mayor of Colfontaine in Belgium.
Here they will participate in advanced master classes given by Professor Hvozd from Kiev Music Academy of Ukraine, who is the foremost Ukrainian conductor.
In short, a busy day in a relaxed, friendly atmosphere.
On Tuesday 8th June 2004, the pupils in the 3rd and 4th years of the Achille Delattre, Cambry and Quesnoy (Colfontaine) local schools went to Maroilles, in the heart of the Avesnois Regional Nature Park (in France).
This day-trip was covered by the European Objectif Nature programme, the purpose of which is to teach about the environment and the land.
