Péronnes-lez-Binche

Péronnes-lez-Binche
Former municipality of Belgium
The church Saint-Marie in Péronnes-lez-Binche
Country	Belgium
Region	Wallonia
Community	French Community
Province	Hainaut
Municipality	Binche
Area
• Total	3.90 sq mi (10.11 km2)
Population  (2006)
• Total	4,417
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	7134
Area code	064

Péronnes-lez-Binche (Pèrone in Walloon) is a former town of Belgium, now, section of Belgian town called Binche. It is situated in Wallonia, in the province of Hainaut.

The village fusioned to Binche in 1977, with the villages of Bray, Buvrinnes, Épinois, Leval-Trahegnies, Ressaix and Waudrez.

Péronnes became known for it's coal rich ground which allowed the mining industry to grow.

The mining industry has now been dead for decades but ancient coal hills and few infrastructure stays to remind of the golden age. The most well known building is Triage-Lavoir, coal washing plant, which was built in 1954 with the help of Marshall Plan.