Braine-le-Comte is a Walloon municipality

Municipality

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 located in the Belgian

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 province of Hainaut.

On January 1, 2006, Braine-le-Comte had a total population of 20,305. The total area is 84.68 km² which gives a population density

Population density

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 of 240 inhabitants per km².

The Ronquières inclined plane

Ronquières inclined plane

The Ronquières Inclined Plane is a Belgian canal inclined plane on the Brussels-Charleroi Canal in the province of Hainaut in Wallonia that opened in April 1968 after a six year construction period...

 at the Canal du Centre

Canal du Centre

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 is in the municipality of Braine-Le Comte.

History

On August 3, 1692, during the Nine Years War, the French army defeated a joint British-Dutch-German army in the Battle of Steenkerque

Battle of Steenkerque

The Battle of Steenkerque was fought on August 3, 1692, as a part of the Nine Years' War. It resulted in the victory of the French under Marshal François-Henri de Montmorency, duc de Luxembourg against a joint English-Scottish-Dutch-German army under Prince William of Orange...

in the current municipality of Braine-le-Comte.