Braine-le-Château
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| Braine-le-Château | |||
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| Municipality of Belgium | |||
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Map of Braine-le-Château
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| Coordinates: 50°41′N 04°16′E / 50.683°N 4.267°ECoordinates: 50°41′N 04°16′E / 50.683°N 4.267°E | |||
| Country | Belgium | ||
| Community | French Community | ||
| Region | Wallonia | ||
| Province | Walloon Brabant | ||
| Arrondissement | Nivelles | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Alain Fauconnier | ||
| • Governing party/ies | Renouveau Brainois | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 22.70 km2 (8.76 sq mi) | ||
| Population (1 January 2012)[1] | |||
| • Total | 9,886 | ||
| • Density | 440/km2 (1,100/sq mi) | ||
| Postal codes | 1440 | ||
| Area codes | 02 | ||
| Website | www.braine-le-chateau.be | ||
Braine-le-Château (in Walloon : Brinne-Tchestea; in Dutch : Kasteelbrakel) is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. On January 1, 2006 Braine-le-Château had a total population of 9,446. The total area is 22.70 km² which gives a population density of 416 inhabitants per km².
Braine-le-Château is a medieval village in which remain many buildings from the Middle Ages. Among them are the pillory (1521), the village mill (ca. 1200) and the Maison du Bailli (ca. 1535).
References
- ↑ Population per municipality on 1 January 2012 (XLS; 214 KB)
External links
the pillory and the Bailli House
Maison du Bailli
Moulin banal (mill)
The Binchfort farm (16th century)
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