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Braine-le-Comte

Brinne-e-Hinnot  (Walloon)

’s-Gravenbrakel  (Dutch)
The kiosk and Town Hall
The kiosk and Town Hall
Flag of Braine-le-Comte
Flag
Coat of arms of Braine-le-Comte
Coat of arms
Braine-le-Comte is located in Belgium
Braine-le-Comte
Braine-le-Comte
Location in Belgium
Country Belgium
Community French Community
Region Wallonia
Province Hainaut
Arrondissement Soignies
Area
 • Total 84.68 km2 (32.70 sq mi)
Population
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Postal codes
7090
Area codes 067
Website www.braine-le-comte.be

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

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.

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St. Gaugericus' Church

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.

Postal codes in 1969:

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

Notable people

See also

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