Braine-le-Comte
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Braine-le-Comte
’s-Gravenbrakel (Dutch) | |
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show Location of Braine-le-Comte in Hainaut | |
Coordinates: 50°36′N 04°08′E / 50.600°N 4.133°ECoordinates: 50°36′N 04°08′E / 50.600°N 4.133°E | |
Country | Belgium |
Community | French Community |
Region | ![]() |
Province | Hainaut |
Arrondissement | Soignies |
Government | |
• Mayor | Maxime Daye (MR) |
• Governing party/ies | MR, PS |
Area | |
• Total | 84.68 km2 (32.70 sq mi) |
Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 21,649 |
• Density | 260/km2 (660/sq mi) |
Postal codes | 7090 |
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] (listen); Walloon: Brinne-e-Hinnot) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Hainaut. On January 1, 2006, Braine-le-Comte had a total population of 20,305. The total area is 84.68 square kilometres (32.70 sq mi) which gives a population density of 240 inhabitants per km².
The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Hennuyères, Henripont, Petit-Rœulx-lez-Braine, Ronquières, and Steenkerque (Steenkerke).
The Ronquières inclined plane at the Canal du Centre is in the municipality of Braine-Le Comte.
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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-Rœulx-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
References[]
- ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ Catalogue Spécialisé des Oblitérations Belges, NIPA, Antwerp, 1999.
- ^ Liste des Numéros Postaux, Administration des Postes, Bruxelles. 1969.
External links[]
Media related to Braine-le-Comte at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipalities of Hainaut (province)