Braine-le-Comte

Braine-le-Comte
Brinne-e-Hinnot (Walloon)
's-Gravenbrakel (Dutch)
The kiosk and Town Hall
The kiosk and Town Hall
Coat of arms of Braine-le-Comte
Location of Braine-le-Comte
Map
Braine-le-Comte is located in Belgium
Braine-le-Comte
Braine-le-Comte
Location in Belgium
Location of Braine-le-Comte in Hainaut
Coordinates: 50°36′N 04°08′E / 50.600°N 4.133°E / 50.600; 4.133
CommunityFrench community
RegionWallonia
ProvinceHainaut
ArrondissementSoignies
Government
 • MayorMaxime Daye (MR)
 • Governing party/iesMR, PS
Area
 • Total84.87 km2 (32.77 sq mi)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total23,133
 • Density270/km2 (710/sq mi)
Postal codes
7090
NIS code
55004
Area codes067
Websitewww.braine-le-comte.be

Braine-le-Comte (French: [bʁɛn kɔ̃t] ; Walloon: Brinne-e-Hinnot; Dutch: 's-Gravenbrakel [ˈsxraːvə(m)ˌbraːkəl] ) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

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.

St. Gaugericus' Church
  1. ^ Statbel, Wikidata Q12480