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*Ocgniye-Li Noû Lovén* (Walloon)
Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve Ocgniye-Li Noû Lovén (Walloon)
Municipality
	The Town Hall
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location of Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve Location in Belgium The municipality of Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve in Walloon Brabant
	Coordinates: 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	Julie Chantry (Ecolo)
• Governing party/ies	Ecolo-Avenir-PS
Area
• Total	33.4 km2 (12.9 sq mi)
Population (2018-01-01)
• Total	31,385
• Density	940/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Postal codes	1340-1342, 1348
NIS code	25121
Area codes	010
Website	www.olln.be

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Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve (French pronunciation: [ɔtiɲi luvɛ̃ la nœv] ^ⓘ; Walloon: Ocgniye-Li Noû Lovén) is a city and municipality of Wallonia 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 University of Louvain (UCLouvain), the French-speaking part of the former Catholic University of Louvain on its separation from the Dutch-speaking part, which remained in the ancient city of Louvain (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

Economy

The Lhoist group, world leader in the lime, dolime and mineral solutions, has its head office in Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve (Limelette).

Sports

Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve is home to the Royal Ottignies Stimont football club (soccer)^[2] and the Rugby Ottignies Club (rugby).^[3]

References

^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
^ "Royal Ottignies Stimont asbl". Retrieved 17 February 2015.
^ "Rugby Ottignies Club". Retrieved 19 March 2018.

External links

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
Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Ottignies" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

[wikidata-692aaaa06af07b61bd00fe674742d7f0e429826b-v18-1] "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.

[2] "Royal Ottignies Stimont asbl". Retrieved 17 February 2015.

[3] "Rugby Ottignies Club". Retrieved 19 March 2018.

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-'''Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve''' is a [[Wallonia|Walloon]] [[municipality]] located in the [[Belgium|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&nbsp;km² which gives a [[population density]] of 896 inhabitants per km².
+'''Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve''' ({{IPA|fr|ɔtiɲi luvɛ̃ la nœv|-|LL-Q150 (fra)-Manestra-Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve.wav}}; {{lang-wa|Ocgniye-Li Noû Lovén}}) is a city and [[Municipalities of Belgium|municipality]] of [[Wallonia]] located in the [[Belgium|Belgian]] [[Walloon Brabant|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&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> which gives a [[population density]] of 896 inhabitants per km<sup>2</sup>.
-The municipality consists of the following [[deelgemeente|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 language|French]]-speaking part of the former [[Catholic University of Leuven (1834–1968)|Université de Louvain]] on its separation from the [[Dutch language|Dutch]]-speaking part, which remained in the ancient city of [[Leuven]].
+The municipality consists of the following [[deelgemeente|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|University of Louvain]] (UCLouvain), the [[French language|French-speaking]] part of the former [[Catholic University of Leuven (1834–1968)|Catholic University of Louvain]] on its separation from the [[Dutch language|Dutch-speaking]] part, which remained in the ancient city of [[Leuven|Louvain]] (''Leuven'').
 ==Louvain-la-Neuve Science Park==
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+==Economy==
+The [[Lhoist group]], world leader in the lime, dolime and mineral solutions, has its head office in Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve (Limelette).
 ==Sports==
-Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve is home to the Royal Ottignies Stimont football club.<ref>{{cite web|title=Royal Ottignies Stimont asbl |url=http://www.royalottigniesstimont.be/|accessdate=17 February 2015}}</ref>
+Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve is home to the Royal Ottignies Stimont football club ([[soccer]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Royal Ottignies Stimont asbl |url=http://www.royalottigniesstimont.be/|access-date=17 February 2015}}</ref> and the Rugby Ottignies Club ([[Rugby union|rugby]]).<ref>{{cite web|title=Rugby Ottignies Club |url=http://www.rugbyottigniesclub.be/|access-date=19 March 2018}}</ref>
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