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Rebecq (French pronunciation: [ʁəbɛk]; Walloon: Ribek) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 10,241 inhabitants. The total area is 39.08 km2, giving a population density of 262 inhabitants per km2. The municipality consists of the following districts: Bierghes, Rebecq-Rognon, and Quenast.

The Quenast quarry (French: Carrière de Quenast) or Porphyry quarries of Quenast is a historic porphyry deposit in Belgium and Europe's largest open-pit quarry. Porphyry has been mined from the quarry as an important source for construction since the 17th century and was traditionally used to make Belgian cobblestones for city streets.

The Lefebvre Brewery in Quenast, Wallonia, Belgium, was founded in 1876 by Jules Lefebvre. It produces a range of beers including Barbar, an 8% abv strong pale ale containing honey, and the Floreffe brand of abbey beers.

Braine-le-Comte railway station (French: Gare de Braine-le-Comte; Dutch: Station 's-Gravenbrakel) is a railway station in Braine-le-Comte, Hainaut, Belgium. The station opened on 31 October 1841 and is located on railway lines 96, 117 and 123. The train services are operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium (SNCB/NMBS).

Petit-Enghien (Dutch: Lettelingen; Walloon: Piti-Inguî) is a town of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Enghien, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. It was a municipality until the fusion of the Belgian municipalities in 1977. At the time, the municipality also included the village of Marcq. Petit-Enghien has around 1770 inhabitants. As with Enghien, Petit-Enghien was originally Dutch-speaking, but became majority French-speaking mostly through the education system. Petit-Enghien is near the language border, and as part of Enghien, it is a municipality with language facilities. Petit-Enghien was the site of Belgian cyclist and multiple Tour de France winner Eddy Merckx's first ever victory on October 1, 1961.

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. The municipality consists of the following districts: Braine-le-Comte, Hennuyères, Henripont, Petit-Rœulx-lez-Braine, Ronquières, and Steenkerque. The Ronquières inclined plane at the Canal du Centre is in the municipality of Braine-Le Comte.

The Arrondissement of Soignies (French: Arrondissement de Soignies; Dutch: Arrondissement Zinnik) is one of the seven administrative arrondissements in the Walloon province of Hainaut, Belgium. The Arrondissement of Soignies consists of the following municipalities: Since 2019 Braine-le-Comte Écaussinnes Le Rœulx Manage Soignies Seneffe Before 2019 Braine-le-Comte Écaussinnes Enghien La Louvière Le Roeulx Lessines Silly Soignies The municipalities of Enghien, Lessines and Silly are transferred on January 1, 2019 to the Arrondissement of Ath while the municipalities of Manage and Seneffe from the Arrondissement of Charleroi are integrated on the same date into the Arrondissement of Soignies. La Louvière is detached from the Arrondissement on the same date to create the new Arrondissement of La Louvière.

The Stade Leburton is a multi-use stadium in Tubize, Belgium. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of A.F.C. Tubize. The stadium holds 8,100 spectators.

The Battle of Steenkerque, also known as Steenkerke, Steenkirk, Steynkirk or Steinkirk was fought on 3 August 1692, during the Nine Years' War, near Steenkerque, then part of the Spanish Netherlands but now in modern Belgium. A French force under Marshal François-Henri de Montmorency, duc de Luxembourg, repulsed a surprise attack by an Allied army led by William of Orange. After several hours of heavy fighting, the Allies were forced to retreat, although a French counterattack proved fruitless.

Steenkerque (French pronunciation: [stɛ̃kɛʁk]; Dutch: Steenkerke; in older English references also Steenkerke, Steenkirk, Steinkerque, Steinkerke or Steinkirk; Walloon: Stinkerke) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Braine-le-Comte, located in Hainaut Province, Belgium, 50 kilometres (31 mi) south-west of Brussels and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south of Enghien. Steenkerque is notable for the Battle of Steenkerque in 1692 during the Nine Years' War, when France defeated a joint English-Scottish-Dutch-German army. The French movie The African Doctor (in French Bienvenue à Marly-Gomont) was shot in this village in 2015. The 2019 Tour de France began in Brussels and passed through Steenkerque, then home to "500 âmes, à peine!" ("500 souls, barely!").

Tubize (French pronunciation: [tybiz] ; Dutch: Tubeke [ˈtybeːkə]) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. On January 1, 2006 Tubize had a total population of 22,335. The total area is 32.66 km2 which gives a population density of 684 inhabitants per km2. The municipality includes the districts of Clabecq, Oisquercq, Saintes, and Tubize. Bordering Flanders, the town is home to a minority of Dutch-speakers.

Bogaarden is a village in the municipality of Pepingen, in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The name 'Bogaarden' means "orchards". Gertrude of Nivelles, daughter of Pippin I, was due to the inherit the property. But when she joined the Abbey of St. Gertrude, all her possessions were donated to the abbey.