Braine-le-Château facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Braine-le-Château
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Braine-le-Château: the castle
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 Braine-le-Château
Location in Belgium
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| Country | Belgium | ||
| Community | French Community | ||
| Region | Wallonia | ||
| Province | Walloon Brabant | ||
| Arrondissement | Nivelles | ||
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| • Total | 22.70 km2 (8.76 sq mi) | ||
| Population
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| • Total | Lua error in Module:Wd at line 1,575: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | ||
| Postal codes |
1440
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| Area codes | 02 | ||
| Website | www.braine-le-chateau.be | ||
Braine-le-Château (French: [bʁɛn lə ʃɑto]; Walloon: Brinne-Tchestea; Dutch: Kasteelbrakel [kɑˈsteːlˌbraːkəl]) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant.
On January 1, 2006, Braine-le-Château had a total population of 9,446. The total area is 22.70 km² which gives a population density of 416 inhabitants per km².
The municipality consists of the following districts: Braine-le-Château and Wauthier-Braine, which were municipalities of their own until 1977.
Braine-le-Château is a medieval village in which remain many buildings from the Middle Ages. Among them are the pillory (1521), the village mill (c. 1200) and the Maison du Bailli (c. 1535).
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the pillory and the Bailli House
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Moulin banal (mill)
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The Binchfort farm (16th century)
See also
In Spanish: Braine-le-Château para niños
