Braine-le-Château
Braine-le-Château
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Braine-le-Château: the castle | |
Location of Braine-le-Château | |
| Coordinates: 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 | Nicolas Tamigniau (RB) |
| • Governing party/ies | Renouveau Brainois (RB) |
| Area | |
• Total | 22.75 km2 (8.78 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 10,447 |
| • Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 1440 |
| NIS code | 25015 |
| Area codes | 02 |
| Website | www.braine-le-chateau.be |
Braine-le-Château (French: [bʁɛn lə ʃɑto] ⓘ; Walloon: Brinne-Tchestea; Dutch: Kasteelbrakel [kɑˈsteːlˌbraːkəl]) is a municipality of Wallonia 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.
The municipality consists of the following districts: Braine-le-Château and Wauthier-Braine, which were municipalities of their own until 1977.
Braine-le-Château is a medieval village in which many buildings from the Middle Ages remain. Among them are the pillory (1521), the village mill (c. 1200) and the Maison du Bailli (c. 1535).
- The pillory and the Bailli House
- Moulin banal (mill)
- The Binchfort farm (16th century)
