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 inhabitants per km<sup>2</sup>.
The municipality consists of the following districts: Braine-le-Comte, Hennuyères, Henripont, Petit-Rà Âulx-lez-Braine, Ronquières, and Steenkerque.
The Ronquières inclined plane at the BrusselsâÂÂCharleroi Canal is in the municipality of Braine-le-Comte.
On August 3, 1692, during the Nine Years War, the French army defeated a joint English-Dutch-German army in the Battle of Steenkerque in the current municipality of Braine-le-Comte.
The Braine-le-Comte post-office opened before 1830. It used postal code 22 with bars (before 1864) and 53 with points (before 1874). The Hennuyères post office opened on 6 November 1865. It used postal code 161 with points (before 1874). The Ronquières post office opened on 10 January 1895.
Postal codes in 1969: