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Braine is a commune in the Aisne department of France, situated within the Hauts-de-France region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Braine and is located in the arrondissement of Soissons. The municipality borders the communes of Augy, Brenelle, Cerseuil, and Chassemy. Its official name is listed as Braine, with Braisne also appearing in records. The area covers 11.61 square kilometers, and the postal code is 02220.
The population of Braine is recorded as 2,272, comprising 1,019 males and 1,194 females. Another source lists the population as 2,094. The town is twinned with Braine-le-Comte and Haderslev. Braine received the Croix de guerre 1914–1918. The elevation above sea level is noted as 169 meters in one dataset and 54 meters in another.
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Place details
- Locality
- Braine
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 2,094
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Department
- Aisne
- Arrondissement
- Soissons
- Canton
- Fère-en-Tardenois
- Intercommunality
- Val de l'Aisne
- Mayor 2020 2026
- François Rampelberg
- Area
- 11.61 km (4.48 sq mi)
- Population 2023
- 2,248
- Density
- 193.6/km (501.5/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 02110 /02220
- Elevation
- 48–169 m (157–554 ft) , (avg. 54 m or 177 ft)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Braisne
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Soissons
- Population
- 2248
- Area
- 11.61
- Elevation
- 67
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- canton of Braine
- Shares border with
- Vasseny
- Official website
- www.braine.fr
- Image
- Braine maison colombage (2).JPG
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- Commons category
- Braine (Aisne)
- twinned administrative body
- Haderslev
- postal code
- 02220
- associated electoral district
- canton of Fère-en-Tardenois
- male population
- 1019
- female population
- 1194
- P8168
- The Green Book
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-23-74-10-40
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Encyclopedic overview
Braine ( French pronunciation: [bʁɛn]) is a commune in the department of Aisne in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Braine” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.