Braine-le-Comte
City in Hainaut Province, Wallonia, Belgium
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Braine-le-Comte (French: [bÊÉn lÉ kÉÌt] â; Walloon: Brinne-e-Hinnot; Dutch: 's-Gravenbrakel [ËsxraËvÉ(m)ËbraËkÉl] â) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.
Braine-le-Comte
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 The kiosk and Town Hall | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Braine-le-Comte in Hainaut | |
 Interactive map of Braine-le-Comte | |
  Braine-le-Comte Location in Belgium | |
| Coordinates: 50°36â²N 04°08â²E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Community | French Community |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Province | Hainaut |
| Arrondissement | Soignies |
| Government | |
| ⢠Mayor | Maxime Daye (MR) |
| ⢠Governing parties | MR, PS |
| Area | |
⢠Total | 84.87 km2 (32.77 sq mi) |
| Population (2023-01-01)[1] | |
⢠Total | 23,133 |
| ⢠Density | 272.6/km2 (706.0/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 7090 |
| NIS code | 55004 |
| 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-RÅulx-lez-Braine, Ronquières, and Steenkerque.
The Ronquières inclined plane at the BrusselsâCharleroi Canal 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-RÅulx-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
