Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
| Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve | |||
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The Town Hall | |||
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  Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve Location in Belgium | |||
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The municipality of Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve in Walloon Brabant  | |||
| Coordinates: 50°40′N 04°30′E / 50.667°N 4.500°ECoordinates: 50°40′N 04°30′E / 50.667°N 4.500°E | |||
| Country | Belgium | ||
| Community | French Community | ||
| Region | Wallonia | ||
| Province | Walloon Brabant | ||
| Arrondissement | Nivelles | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Jean-Luc Roland (Ecolo) | ||
| • Governing party/ies | Ecolo, ICH, PS | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 29.43 km2 (11.36 sq mi) | ||
| Population (1 January 2016)[1] | |||
| • Total | 31,562 | ||
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) | ||
| Postal codes | 1340-1342, 1348 | ||
| Area codes | 010 | ||
| Website | www.olln.be | ||
Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. On January 1, 2006, Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve had a total population of 29,521. The total area is 32.96 km² which gives a population density of 896 inhabitants per km².
The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Ottignies, Louvain-la-Neuve, Céroux-Mousty, and Limelette. Louvain-la-Neuve (sometimes abbreviated as "LLN") is a new town developed from 1968 in order to provide a home for the Université catholique de Louvain, the French-speaking part of the former Université de Louvain on its separation from the Dutch-speaking part, which remained in the ancient city of Leuven.
Louvain-la-Neuve Science Park
Created in 1971, Louvain-la-Neuve Science Park is the first of its kind in Belgium and is the biggest one in Wallonia (the French-speaking part of Belgium). It covers 231 hectares (570 acres) spread over the area of the town of Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve and the municipality of Mont-Saint-Guibert (30 kilometres (19 mi) away from Brussels).
Faculty of Theology, Université catholique de Louvain
Louvain-la-Neuve Science Park
Sports
Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve is home to the Royal Ottignies Stimont football club.[2]
References
- ↑ Population per municipality as of 1 January 2016 (XLS; 397 KB)
- ↑ "Royal Ottignies Stimont asbl". Retrieved 17 February 2015.
External links
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Media related to Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve at Wikimedia Commons - Municipality Website
- The Louvain-la-Neuve Science Park website
- Louvain-la-Neuve WebTV
- Facebook group for residents of Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
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Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Ottignies". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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| Genappe | Court-Saint-Étienne, Mont-Saint-Guibert |
