Ronquières (; ) is a village of

Wallonia Wallonia ( ; ; or ), officially the Walloon Region ( ; ), is one of the three communities, regions and language areas of Belgium, regions of Belgium—along with Flemish Region, Flanders and Brussels. Covering the southern portion of the c ...

and a district of the municipality of

Braine-le-Comte Braine-le-Comte (; ; ) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. On January 1, 2018, Braine-le-Comte had a total population of 21,649. The total area is which gives a population density of 260 inhabi ...

, located in the

province of Hainaut A province is an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions outside Italy. The term ''provin ...

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. It is best known as the location of the

Ronquières inclined plane The Ronquières Inclined Plane is a canal inclined plane on the Brussels-Charleroi Canal in the province of Hainaut (province), Hainaut in Wallonia, Belgium. It opened in April 1968 having taken six years to build. It is in the municipality of Brai ...

on the

Brussels-Charleroi Canal Brussels South Charleroi Airport (BSCA), informally called Brussels-Charleroi Airport, Charleroi Brussels-South or Charleroi Airport , is an international airport located in Gosselies, part of the city of Charleroi, Belgium. The airport is no ...

. The lower end of the

inclined plane An inclined plane, also known as a ramp, is a flat supporting surface tilted at an angle from the vertical direction, with one end higher than the other, used as an aid for raising or lowering a load. The inclined plane is one of the six clas ...

is just a few hundred metres from the centre of the village. The population of the village was 1370 as of January 2006.

References

External links

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Ronquières - The inclined plane boat lift

Site of the Walloon regional archives, photographs of the photos of the interior and exterior of the ronquières inclined ramp, taken in 1997.
Former municipalities of Hainaut (province) Braine-le-Comte {{Hainaut-geo-stub