Braine-le-Comte

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Braine-le-Comte ’s-Gravenbrakel  (Dutch)
Municipality
The kiosk and Town Hall
Flag Coat of arms
Braine-le-Comte Location in Belgium show Location of Braine-le-Comte in Hainaut
Coordinates: 50°36′N 04°08′E / 50.600°N 4.133°E / 50.600; 4.133Coordinates: 50°36′N 04°08′E / 50.600°N 4.133°E / 50.600; 4.133
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
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.

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.^[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[]

External links[]

• Media related to Braine-le-Comte at Wikimedia Commons