Braine-le-Comte
Municipality in French Community, Belgium / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Braine-le-Comte
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Coordinates: 50°36′N 04°08′E | |
Country | Belgium |
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 |
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.