Braine-le-Comte
| Braine-le-Comte ’s-Gravenbrakel (Dutch) | |||
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The kiosk and Town Hall | |||
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  Braine-le-Comte Location in Belgium | |||
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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 | Wallonia | ||
| Province | Hainaut | ||
| Arrondissement | Soignies | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Jean-Jacques Flahaux (BRAINE) | ||
| • Governing party/ies | BRAINE, PS | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 84.68 km2 (32.70 sq mi) | ||
| Population (1 January 2016)[1] | |||
| • Total | 21,426 | ||
| • Density | 250/km2 (660/sq mi) | ||
| Postal codes | 7090 | ||
| Area codes | 067 | ||
| Website | www.braine-le-comte.be | ||
Braine-le-Comte (Dutch: ’s-Gravenbrakel) is a Walloon municipality 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.
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-Compte post-office opened before 1830. It used a postal code 22 with bars (before 1864) and 53 with points before 1874. The Hennuyeres post-office opened on 6 November 1865. It used a postal code 161 with points before 1874. The Ronquieres 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.
- Father Damien, a Roman Catholic Saint that attended the College of Braine-le-Comte in 1858
References
- ↑ Population per municipality as of 1 January 2016 (XLS; 397 KB)
- ↑ Catalogue Spécialisé des Oblitérations Belges, NIPA, Antwerp, 1999.
- ↑ Liste des Numéros Postaux, Administration des Postes, Bruxelles 1969.
External links
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Media related to Braine-le-Comte at Wikimedia Commons
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