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Braine-le-Comte

Located in Arrondissement de Soignies, Hainaut Province Coordinates: 50°36′29″ N 4°08′36″ E

Braine-le-Comte
Jean-Pol GRANDMONT · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
21,901
21.9K
Elevation
88 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Brussels · UTC+01:00
Places inside
46
listed under Braine-le-Comte
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CRL Brussels South Charleroi Airport28 km
BRU Brussels Airport41 km

About Braine-le-Comte

Braine-le-Comte is a village. Location: Arrondissement de Soignies, Hainaut Province. Population: 21,901. Elevation: 88 m.

From Wikipedia

Braine-le-Comte (French: [bʁɛn lə kɔ̃t] ; Walloon: Brinne-e-Hinnot; Dutch: 's-Gravenbrakel [ˈsxraːvə(m)ˌbraːkəl] ) 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 84.68 square kilometres (32.70 sq mi) which gives a population density of 260 inhabitants per km2.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
84.7 km²
Official website
braine-le-comte.be

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Braine-le-Comte

  • Nivelles
  • Ittre
  • Tubize
  • Rebecq
  • Enghien
  • Seneffe

Population of Braine-le-Comte over time

Population of Braine-le-Comte over time
2011 21,264
2012 21,327
2013 21,408
2014 21,337
2015 21,442
2016 21,426
2017 21,532
2018 21,649
2019 21,901
2020 22,062
2021 22,290
2023 23,133

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Braine-le-Comte

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 77 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (77 mm)
Driest month
February (53 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Braine-le-Comte
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°10°13°18°20°22°23°19°14°9°6°
Average low (°C)1°0°3°4°8°11°13°12°10°7°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)665368556775686061717774

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Braine-le-Comte

The nearest airport is Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL), 28 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Anderlecht, 28 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) Charleroi 28 kmsoutheast
  • Brussels Airport (BRU) Zaventem 41 kmnortheast
  • Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (ANR) Antwerp 69 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Anderlecht Population: 160.6K 28 kmnortheast
  • Charleroi Population: 200.1K 31 kmsoutheast
  • Brussels Population: 1M 31 kmnortheast
  • Schaarbeek Population: 132.8K 33 kmnortheast
  • Leuven Population: 101K 50 kmnortheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Braine-le-Comte

Within 100 km: 303 historic and cultural sites, 958 natural sites, 1,111 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km242 places

  • Mont Panisel Mountain 22 kmSW
  • Terril de l'Héribus Mountain 24 kmSW
  • Vroenenbos Natural site 16 kmNE
  • Bois des Vallées Natural site 21 kmSE

25–60 km882 places

  • Étang du Moulin Lake 53 kmS
  • Hofstademeer Lake 49 kmNE
  • Grand Étang de Fosse Lake 47 kmSE
  • Vijvers van Bellefroid Lake 51 kmNE

60–100 km1,248 places

  • Het Eiland Island 69 kmN
  • Île d'Androssart Island 68 kmSE
  • Putse Moer Lake 89 kmN
  • Étang de Virelles Lake 61 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Braine-le-Comte

46 places
  1. 1 Braine-le-Comte 20.1K
  2. 2 Hennuyères 3.4K
  3. 3 Ronquières 1.4K
  4. 4 Petit-Roeulx-lez-Braine 692
  5. 5 Steenkerque 466
  6. 6 Henripont 398

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages39

Heritage & sights1

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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