Ronquières

Ronquières (French pronunciation: [ʁɔ̃kjɛʁ]; Walloon: Ronkière[1]) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Braine-le-Comte, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium.

It is best known as the location of the Ronquières inclined plane on the Brussels-Charleroi Canal.

The lower end of the inclined plane is just a few hundred metres from the centre of the village.

The population of the village was 1370 as of January 2006.

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