Braine-l'Alleud

Braine-l'Alleud
	Braine-l'Alleud
	Braine-l'Alleud
State :	Belgium
Region :	Wallonia
Province :	Walloon Brabant
District :	Nivelles
Coordinates :	50 ° 40 ′ N , 4 ° 22 ′ E Coordinates: 50 ° 40 ′ N , 4 ° 22 ′ E
Area :	52.12 km²
Residents:	40.008 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density:	768 inhabitants per km²
Post Code:	1420, 1421, 1428
Prefix:	02
Mayor:	Vincent Scourneau ( MR )
; Local government address :	Grand-Place Baudouin Ier, 3 ; 1420 Braine-l'Alleud
Website:	www.braine-lalleud.be

Stefanskirche

Braine-l'Alleud ( Walloon Brinne-l'-Alou , Dutch Eigenbrakel ) is a municipality in the French-speaking province of Walloon Brabant in Belgium . It consists of the three districts : Braine-l'Alleud , Lillois-Witterzée and Ophain-Bois-Seigneur-Isaac .

Braine and Brakel are old names for the grove , which rises in Lillois-Witterzée and flows into the Charleroi-Brussels Canal near Clabecq .

history

town hall

The area of Braine-l'Alleud was already settled in prehistoric times. The place was first mentioned in a document in the 12th century.

The Battle of Waterloo took place partly in the area of Braine-l'Alleud. The Stefanskirche ( Eglise St-Etienne ) then served as a field hospital. The famous Lion Mound is also located in Braine-l'Alleud.

1982 Braine-l'Alleud winner was the European price for the dissemination of European unification.

Town twinning

Braine-l'Alleud has partnered with five cities . The oldest with Ouistreham in France has existed since 1954. In 1978 the partnerships with Menden in Germany and Basingstoke and Deane in Great Britain were added, in 1985 the partnership with Drummondville in Canada and in 2005 the partnership with Šlapanice in the Czech Republic .

sons and daughters of the town

Désiré-Joseph Mercier (1851–1926), Belgian cardinal
Gaston Reiff (1921–1992), Belgian athlete and Olympic champion

Web links

Commons : Braine-l'Alleud - collection of images, videos and audio files

Wikisource: Braine-l'Alleud in the Topographia Circuli Burgundici (Mathäus Merian) - sources and full texts

Official website of Braine-l'Alleud (French)