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Braine-le-Comte (French pronunciation: [bʁɛn lə kɔ̃t] (listen); Dutch: ’s-Gravenbrakel, Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsxraːvə(n)ˌbraːkəl] (listen); Walloon: Brinne-e-Hinnot) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

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Braine-le-Comte Brinne-e-Hinnot (Walloon) ’s-Gravenbrakel (Dutch)
Municipality
The kiosk and Town Hall
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Braine-le-Comte
Braine-le-Comte Location in Belgium Location of Braine-le-Comte in Hainaut
Coordinates: 50°36′N 04°08′E
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Hainaut
Arrondissement	Soignies
Government
• Mayor	Maxime Daye (MR)
• Governing party/ies	MR, PS
Area
• Total	84.68 km2 (32.70 sq mi)
Population  (2021-01-01)[1]
• Total	22,290
• Density	260/km2 (680/sq mi)
Postal codes	7090
Area codes	067
Website	www.braine-le-comte.be

On January 1, 2018, Braine-le-Comte had a total population of 21,649. The total area is 84.68 square kilometres (32.70 sq mi) which gives a population density of 260 inhabitants per km².

The municipality consists of the following districts: Braine-le-Comte, Hennuyères, Henripont, Petit-Rœulx-lez-Braine, Ronquières, and Steenkerque.

The Ronquières inclined plane at the Canal du Centre is in the municipality of Braine-Le Comte.

History

On August 3, 1692, during the Nine Years War, the French army defeated a joint English-Dutch-German army in the Battle of Steenkerque in the current municipality of Braine-le-Comte.

Postal history

The Braine-le-Comte post-office opened before 1830. It used postal code 22 with bars (before 1864) and 53 with points (before 1874). The Hennuyères post office opened on 6 November 1865. It used postal code 161 with points (before 1874). The Ronquières post office opened on 10 January 1895.[2]

Postal codes in 1969:[3]

• 7198 Ronquières
• 7199 Henripont
• 7490 Braine-le-Comte
• 7491 Steenkerque
• 7492 Petit-Rœulx-lez-Braine
• 7498 Hennuyères

Notable people

• Eden Hazard, Belgian international footballer
• Thorgan Hazard, Belgian international footballer
• Kylian Hazard, Belgian international footballer
• Father Damien, a Roman Catholic Saint that attended the College of Braine-le-Comte in 1858

References

External links

• Media related to Braine-le-Comte at Wikimedia Commons

На других языках

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[de] Braine-le-Comte

Braine-le-Comte (niederländisch ’s-Gravenbrakel) ist eine Gemeinde in der Provinz Hennegau im wallonischen Teil Belgiens.

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- [en] Braine-le-Comte

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[es] Braine-le-Comte

Braine-le-Comte (en neerlandés 's-Gravenbrakel, en valón Brinne-e-Hinnot) es un municipio de Bélgica, situado en la Valonia, en la provincia Henao.

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[ru] Брен-ле-Конт

Брен-ле-Ко́нт (фр. Braine-le-Comte, нидерл. 's-Gravenbrakel) — коммуна в Валлонии, расположенная в провинции Эно, округ Суаньи[1]. Принадлежит Французскому языковому сообществу Бельгии. На площади 84,68 км² проживают 20 305 человек (плотность населения — 240 чел./км²), из которых 48,93 % — мужчины и 51,07 % — женщины. Средний годовой доход на душу населения в 2003 году составлял 12 593 евро.

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