| 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: | |
| 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.
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On October 12, 1918, Yvonne Viesley, age 10, got 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 honour on September 11, 1919. A monument has been built where she fell.
