Country Belgium Region Wallonia Area codes 02 Local time Thursday 3:09 PM Area code 02 | Community French Community Postal codes 1440 Postal code 1440 Province Walloon Brabant | |
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Website www.braine-le-chateau.be Weather 10°C, Wind W at 29 km/h, 55% Humidity Arrondissement Arrondissement of Nivelles | ||
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.
Map of 1440 Braine-le-Ch%C3%A2teau, Belgium
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 (c. 1200) and the Maison du Bailli (c. 1535).
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Braine-le-Château Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA