Braine-le-Comte (Belgium)

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Name (Latin)
Braine-le-Comte (Belgium)
Other forms of name
s̓-Gravenbrakel (Belgium)
Coordinates
4.133333333 4.133333333 50.6 50.6 (gooearth )
Associated country
Belgium
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 144597422
Wikidata: Q95129
Library of congress: no2004018632
OCoLC: oca06282771
Sources of Information
  • GEOnet, Feb. 25, 2004(Braine-le-Comte, Belgium; ppl., 50°36ʹ00ʺN, 4°08ʹ00ʺE; variant, s̓-Gravenbrakel)
  • Carte géologique de Wallonie, 39/5-6, Braine-le-Comte - Feluy, 2002:map recto (Braine-le-Comte)
  • GEOnet, Feb. 25, 2004(Braine-le-Comte, Belgium; ppl., 50⁰36ʹ00ʺN, 4⁰08ʹ00ʺE; variant, s̓-Gravenbrakel)

Wikipedia description:

Braine-le-Comte (French: [bʁɛn lə kɔ̃t] ; Walloon: Brinne-e-Hinnot; Dutch: 's-Gravenbrakel [ˈsxraːvə(m)ˌbraːkəl] ) 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 square kilometres (32.70 sq mi) 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 Brussels–Charleroi Canal is in the municipality of Braine-le-Comte.

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