Braine-le-Comte
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Braine-le-Comte
Brinne-e-Hinnot (Walloon) ’s-Gravenbrakel (Dutch) | |
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![]() The kiosk and Town Hall | |
Coordinates: 50°36′N 04°08′E / 50.600°N 4.133°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Community | French Community |
Region | Wallonia |
Province | Hainaut |
Arrondissement | Soignies |
Government | |
• Mayor | Maxime Daye (MR) |
• Governing party/ies | MR, PS |
Area | |
• Total | 84.87 km2 (32.77 sq mi) |
Population (2023-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 23,133 |
• Density | 270/km2 (710/sq mi) |
Postal codes | 7090 |
NIS code | 55004 |
Area codes | 067 |
Website | www.braine-le-comte.be |
Braine-le-Comte (French pronunciation: [bʁɛn lə kɔ̃t] ; Dutch: ’s-Gravenbrakel, Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsxraːvə(n)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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History
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]External links
[edit]Media related to Braine-le-Comte at Wikimedia Commons