Braine-le-Château

Braine-le-Château Kasteelbrakel (Dutch)
Municipality
Braine-le-Château: the castle
Flag Coat of arms
Braine-le-Château Location in Belgium
The municipality of Braine-le-Château in Walloon Brabant
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 km^2 (8.76 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2013)[1]
• Total	9,886
• Density	440/km^2 (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.

The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Braine-le-Château (Kasteelbrakel) proper and Wauthier-Braine (Woutersbrakel).

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).

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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

1. Population per municipality on 1 January 2013 (XLS; 607.5 KB)

External links

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