Braine-le-Château

Coordinates: 50°41′N 04°16′E / 50.683°N 4.267°E / 50.683; 4.267Country BelgiumCommunityFrench CommunityRegionWalloniaProvinceWalloon BrabantArrondissementNivellesGovernment • MayorNicolas Tamigniau (RB) • Governing party/iesRenouveau Brainois (RB)Area • Total22.75 km² (8.78 sq mi)Population • Total10,447 • Density460/km² (1,200/sq mi)Postal codesNIS codeArea codes02Websitewww.braine-le-chateau.be

Braine-le-Château (French pronunciation: [bʁɛn lə ʃato] ^ⓘ; Walloon: Brinne-Tchestea; Dutch: Kasteelbrakel, Dutch pronunciation: [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 remain many buildings from the Middle Ages. Among them are the pillory (1521), the village mill (c. 1200) and the Maison du Bailli (c. 1535).

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  the pillory and the Bailli House
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  Moulin banal (mill)
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  The Binchfort farm (16th century)

References

External links

• Media related to Braine-le-Château at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website