Braine-le-Comte

Braine-le-Comte
Braine-le-Comte
State :	Belgium
Region :	Wallonia
Province :	Hainaut
District :	Soignies
Coordinates :	50 ° 37 '  N , 4 ° 8'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 37 '  N , 4 ° 8'  E
Area :	84.68 km²
Residents:	21,901 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density:	259 inhabitants per km²
Post Code:	7090
Prefix:	067
Mayor:	Jean-Jacques Flahaux
Local government address :	Grand Place, 39 7090 Braine-le-Comte
Website:	www.braine-le-comte.be

Braine-le-Comte is a municipality in the province of Hainaut in the Walloon part of Belgium .

The municipality consists of the districts Braine-le-Comte, Hennuyères, Henripont, Petit-Rœulx-lez-Braine, Ronquières and Steenkerque.

Community partnerships

• Braine ( France )
• Codroipo ( Italy )
• Vadu Izei ( Romania )

people

• Antoine Le Waitte (1600–1677), Roman Catholic clergyman, Cistercian, abbot, theologian and author

Web links

Commons : Braine-le-Comte  - collection of images, videos and audio files

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

• Official website of the municipality of Braine-le-Comte

Saint-Géry church