Braine-le-Château

Braine-le-Château

Braine-le-Château

Municipality in French Community, Belgium

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.

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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).

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

References

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    "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.


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