Aiseau (French pronunciation: [ɛzo]; Walloon: Åjhô) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Aiseau-Presles, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
In caves in Parc du Comte de Presles various bones were discovered of Neanderthal man dating back to the Paleolithic Era.
Later, during the Roman Empire, a Gallo-Roman villa was built at the southern end of the village (along Presles Road).
A cemetery was a few hundred meters further north, at the foot of Bois de Broue, along the rue d'Aiseau.
It was hidden in Falisolle during the French Revolution in 1818 and entrusted to the Sisters of Notre Dame in Namur.
This activity leads to the creation and perpetuation of Forges d'Aiseau, factories located south of the village, along the Biesme.
While the lower village was laid out accordingly, Abbey Oignies partly destroyed houses built for workers, and the Biesme diverted from its original course.
In addition to industries Aiseau also owned a chemical plant (opposite the Abbey), a cooperage (near the station), water mills, and others.
The pantalons rouges fell back again Aiseau and left the village, going in the direction of Presles.
At North East Aiseau, on the border with Tamines where other heavy fighting occurred, the Germans broke through the French lines and up the valley of the Sambre towards Le Roux by the Oignies neighborhood.
At the height of the "Ferme de la Belle-Motte", during the fighting, there was a rare violence in the woods and surrounding fields.
In the North, the Sambre and alluvial grasslands allows us to remember that before the passage of the river, it was composed of unbroken meanders.
In addition to the wealth of fish from the river, it is connected to Oignies ponds, dug by the monks of the Priory.
The maximum height difference between Biesme and the top of the valley is about 100 m. The Condroz is found Southeast of the village.