Living in Braine-le-Comte
In Braine-le-Comte, the median rent tenants pay is €850 a month (2025).
For Braine-le-Comte, annual PM2.5 was 6.54 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. The city covered 84.9 km² in 2025. The unemployment rate was 10.4% at the start of 2011. Braine-le-Comte had a population of 23,761 at the start of 2026.
Higher unemployment than 82% of Belgian cities that publish it, more recorded crime than 76% of Belgian cities that publish it and cleaner air than 61% of Belgian cities that publish it.
Which Belgium-wide rules apply when you move to Braine-le-Comte?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 59.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Proximus Internet Go15Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 49.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Proximus Mobile Maxi16Official · national market |
| Dwellings | 9,124 dwellings | 1 Jan 2021 | Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units21Official |
| Main residence dwellings | 9,119 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium)19Official |
| Median monthly rent | 850 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2025 | Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP501Official |
Is Braine-le-Comte a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Braine-le-Comte?
The unemployment rate is about 10.4 % (January 2011).
- Unemployment rate: 10.43 % · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 201129
Braine-le-Comte 10.4%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average gross earnings | 3,794 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-202217Official · regional context |
| Gigabit broadband availability | 96.04 % | Jun 2025 | BIPT/IBPT fixed broadband Atlas municipality row: H_rate_1000 is the share of households with access to fixed broadband at a maximum attainable speed of at least 1,000 Mbps; availability, not subscribed plan or measured speed. H_1000 is the covered-household count and total_households is the denominator.3Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 3,540 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-202218Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 10.43 %country median 5.3% | 1 Jan 2011 | Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 201129Independent |
What does a salary buy in Braine-le-Comte?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
| Each month | € |
|---|---|
| Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions. | €2,412 |
| Rentmedian rent of a whole dwelling · official · Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50 · 2025-12-31 | − €850 |
| Internet€60 · official · Proximus Internet Go · 2026-09-30 | − €60 |
| Mobile plan€50 · official · Proximus Mobile Maxi · 2026-09-30 | − €50 |
| Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities | — |
| Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish | €1,452 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Braine-le-Comte. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Actiris — Public employment service
Le Forem — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Braine-le-Comte. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schools | 29 schools | 31 Oct 2025 | FASE 2025/26 official school establishment register4Official |
School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 5 to 18. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: OKAN/OKATN (onthaalonderwijs, reception education for foreign-mother-tongue newcomers). How to enrol a child (belgium.be).
A country-wide rule for Belgium; Braine-le-Comte's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Safety
How safe is Braine-le-Comte?
Police recorded about 6,776 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source.
- Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents: 6,776 offences per 100,000 · Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 202526
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 6,776 offences per 100,000country median 5,167 | 31 Dec 2025 | Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 202526Independent |
Mobility and administration
Climate and air quality
Annual NO₂ was 7.21 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.
Is the air quality good in Braine-le-Comte?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.5 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
- PM2.5 — annual mean: 6.54 µg/m³ · Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-3112
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Braine-le-Comte 6.5
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 7.21 µg/m³country median 9.0 | 31 Dec 2024 | Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 11055; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-3110Official |
| PM10 — annual mean | 11.92 µg/m³country median 13.1 | 31 Dec 2024 | Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 13019; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-3111Official |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 6.54 µg/m³country median 7.4 | 31 Dec 2024 | Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-3112Official |
| Monthly extreme high temperature | Jan 12.95 · Feb 17.9 · Mar 20.53 · Apr 25.79 · May 28.34 · Jun 31.57 · Jul 37.61 · Aug 34.11 · Sep 32.37 · Oct 24.64 · Nov 18.95 · Dec 14.59 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center6Official |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan -12.49 · Feb -14.11 · Mar -9.9 · Apr -4.71 · May 0.31 · Jun 3.73 · Jul 6.94 · Aug 5.47 · Sep 2.71 · Oct -4.44 · Nov -4.85 · Dec -11.77 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center6Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 2.03 · Feb 2.63 · Mar 5.53 · Apr 9.3 · May 12.94 · Jun 16.23 · Jul 18.05 · Aug 17.59 · Sep 14.4 · Oct 10.62 · Nov 6.22 · Dec 2.84 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center6Official |
Annual PM2.5 fell 40.5% between 2014 and 2024, from 11.0 to 6.5.
Population and city profile
How many people live in Braine-le-Comte?
The published population was 23,761 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source2
By nationality
National passport90.4%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 84.87 km² | 1 Jan 2025 | Official cadastral total area by municipality; 2025 superficie totale (ha), converted to km2.7Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 9.73 % | 31 Dec 2025 | Statbel (Statistics Belgium)20Official |
| Foreign residents | 2,275 people | 1 Jan 2026 | Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.8Official |
| Population density | 280 people/km² | 1 Jan 2026 | Official resident population by Belgian municipality on 1 January 2026; Total column.9Official |
| Population | 23,761 people | 1 Jan 2026 | Belgium official denominator source2Official |
International community in Braine-le-Comte
Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.
Country of birth
All persons in Statbel Census 2021 municipality rows; the published male and female category rows are summed to total sex · 2021-01-01
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total population | 22,290 | 100.0% |
| Born in Belgium | 19,348 | 86.8% |
| Born in a non-EU country | 1,628 | 7.3% |
| Born in another EU member state | 1,314 | 5.9% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source25
Citizenship
All persons in Statbel Census 2021 municipality rows; the published male and female category rows are summed to total sex · 2021-01-01
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total population | 22,290 | 100.0% |
| Belgian nationality | 20,361 | 91.3% |
| Foreign nationality: other EU member state | 1,354 | 6.1% |
| Foreign nationality: non-EU country | 566 | 2.5% |
| Not indicated | 8 | 0.0% |
| Stateless | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source23
Ancestry or ethnicity
All persons in the Statbel 2021-01-01 municipal origin publication · 2021-01-01
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total Belgian with foreign origin | 5,310 | 23.8% |
| Total population | 22,290 | 100.0% |
| Total population — born in Belgium | 19,348 | 86.8% |
| Belgian of Belgian origin — total | 15,051 | 67.5% |
| Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium | 14,769 | 66.3% |
| Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium | 4,129 | 18.5% |
| Total population — born outside Belgium | 2,942 | 13.2% |
| Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total | 2,263 | 10.2% |
| Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium | 2,218 | 10.0% |
| Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total | 2,210 | 9.9% |
| Non-Belgian — total | 1,929 | 8.7% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium | 1,479 | 6.6% |
| Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium | 1,181 | 5.3% |
| Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium | 1,119 | 5.0% |
| Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium | 1,091 | 4.9% |
| Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total | 837 | 3.8% |
| Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium | 820 | 3.7% |
| Non-Belgian — born in Belgium | 450 | 2.0% |
| Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium | 282 | 1.3% |
| Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium | 45 | 0.2% |
| Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium | 17 | 0.1% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source24
Additional context
Alternatives for people set on Braine-le-Comte
Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert as a Braine-le-Comte alternative in the same region
33 km away, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Foreign residents: 40.3% Woluwe-Saint-Lambert vs 9.7% Braine-le-Comte+314%
- Residents: 60,979 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert vs 23,761 Braine-le-Comte+157%
- Median gross pay, region: €4,340 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert vs €3,540 Braine-le-Comte+23%
- Nearest airport: 7.0 km Woluwe-Saint-Lambert vs 28.0 km Braine-le-Comte−75%
- Annual PM2.5: 7.8 µg/m³ Woluwe-Saint-Lambert vs 6.5 µg/m³ Braine-le-Comte+19%
- Unemployment: 9.4% Woluwe-Saint-Lambert vs 10.4% Braine-le-Comte−10%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,684 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert vs 6,776 Braine-le-Comtesame level
Hasselt as a Braine-le-Comte alternative in the same country
Better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3.
- Residents: 90,914 Hasselt vs 23,761 Braine-le-Comte+283%
- Unemployment: 5.7% Hasselt vs 10.4% Braine-le-Comte−46%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 9,031 Hasselt vs 6,776 Braine-le-Comte+33%
- Median gross pay, region: €3,711 Hasselt vs €3,540 Braine-le-Comte+5%
- Nearest airport: 33.0 km Hasselt vs 28.0 km Braine-le-Comte+18%
- Foreign residents: 8.8% Hasselt vs 9.7% Braine-le-Comte−10%
Cities near Braine-le-Comte
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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Braine-le-Comte in rankings
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Open the official coverage guideIs Braine-le-Comte part of Mechelen?
Braine-le-Comte is in the published commuting zone of Mechelen; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Mechelen city profile
Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source5
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Braine-le-Comte?
The published population was 23,761 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source.
Is the air quality good in Braine-le-Comte?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.5 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31.
How safe is Braine-le-Comte?
Police recorded about 6,776 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025.
What is the unemployment rate in Braine-le-Comte?
The unemployment rate is about 10.4 % (January 2011). Source: Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011.
What is the typical salary around Braine-le-Comte?
The median gross salary is 3,540 EUR/month. Source: Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022.
How many foreign residents live in Braine-le-Comte?
2,275 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row..
Is Braine-le-Comte a good place to live?
Braine-le-Comte may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.
Is Braine-le-Comte part of Mechelen?
Braine-le-Comte is in the published commuting zone of Mechelen; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
Which cities are near Braine-le-Comte?
Rebecq, Rebecq-Rognon, Ecaussinnes, Écaussinnes-d'Enghien, Soignies are near Braine-le-Comte. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Born in Belgium live in Braine-le-Comte?
The official country of birth distribution records 19,348 people (86.8%) in the source-defined population for 2021-01-01. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.
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