Braine-le-Château (; wa, Brinne-Tchestea; nl, Kasteelbrakel, ) is a
municipality
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of
Wallonia
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located in the
Belgian
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province of
Walloon Brabant
Walloon Brabant (french: Brabant wallon ; nl, Waals-Brabant ; wa, Roman Payis) is a province located in Belgium's French-speaking region of Wallonia. It borders on (clockwise from the North) the province of Flemish Brabant (Flemish Region) and ...
.
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
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of 416 inhabitants per km².
The municipality consists of the following
districts
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: 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).
Braine-le-Château JPG01.jpg, the pillory and the ''Bailli House''
Moulin seigneurial.jpg, ''Moulin banal'' (mill)
Braine-le-Château JPG05.jpg, The ''Binchfort'' farm (16th century)
References
External links
*
Official website
Municipalities of Walloon Brabant
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