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
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Municipality | |
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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.
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.
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]
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Charleroi | ||
La Louvière | ||
Mons | ||
Soignies | ||
Thuin | ||
Tournai-Mouscron | ||
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