Halle (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦɑlə] ⓘ; French: Hal, pronounced [al]) is a Belgian city and municipality in the Halle-Vilvoorde district (arrondissement) of the province of Flemish Brabant.

It is located on the Brussels–Charleroi Canal and on the Flemish side of the language border that separates Flanders and Wallonia.

Merovingian figure, gave some of her inherited land around Halle to the chapter of the abbey which she had just founded in Mons.

From that time on and until the French Revolution, the region around Halle would depend to various degrees on the County of Hainaut.

In the 8th century, Hubertus, archbishop of Tongeren, founded a church dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

The miraculous statue of the Virgin was sent to Halle in 1267 as a wedding gift to John II, Count of Holland and of Hainaut.

In 1621, with the support of archdukes Albert and Isabella, the Jesuits were invited to establish educational institutions in the city, expanding their religious influence.

Philip IV of Spain used his stake in Halle and the surrounding area as a warrant against a loan; in 1648 he was forced to cede the city to the Duke of Arenberg.

On the municipal coat of arms, the first quarter shows an argent-coloured Virgin with Child on an azure background.