Braine | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Braine 02.svg |
Arrondissement: | Soissons |
Canton: | Fère-en-Tardenois |
Insee: | 02110 |
Postal Code: | 02220 |
Mayor: | François Rampelberg[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Val de l'Aisne |
Coordinates: | 49.3417°N 3.5319°W |
Elevation M: | 54 |
Elevation Min M: | 48 |
Elevation Max M: | 169 |
Area Km2: | 11.61 |
Braine (in French pronounced as /bʁɛn/) is a commune in the department of Aisne in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Braine existed long before the year 561, when it was mentioned as a royal palace (German: [[Königspfalz]]) of Neustrian King Chlotar I.In the 18th century, the counts of Egmont-Pignatelli spent their summers at the Château de Braine, which was known for its gardens by André Le Nôtre. Countess Septimanie d'Egmont a French salonist who invited guests like Rousseau to visit the château. After the French Revolution, the château was demolished.