Braine-le-Comte

Braine-le-Comte (’s-Gravenbrakel, ; Brinne-e-Hinnot) 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 sqkm 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.



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-Comte post-office opened before 1830. It used postal code 22 with bars (before 1864) and 53 with points (before 1874). The Hennuyères post office opened on 6 November 1865. It used postal code 161 with points (before 1874). The Ronquières post office opened on 10 January 1895.

Postal codes in 1969:
 * 7198 Ronquières
 * 7199 Henripont
 * 7490 Braine-le-Comte
 * 7491 Steenkerque
 * 7492 Petit-Rœulx-lez-Braine
 * 7498 Hennuyères

Notable people

 * Eden Hazard, Belgian international footballer
 * Thorgan Hazard, Belgian international footballer
 * Kylian Hazard, Belgian international footballer
 * Father Damien, a Roman Catholic Saint that attended the College of Braine-le-Comte in 1858