Ronquières (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.

Centre of Ronquières

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.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "HENNUYERES et ses environs" (in French). hennuyeres-et-ses-environs.net. Archived from the original on 2011-12-31. Retrieved 2012-12-11.
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50°36′31″N 4°13′16″E / 50.6087°N 4.22103°E / 50.6087; 4.22103