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'''Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve''' ({{lang-wa|Ocgniye-Li Noû Lovén}})is a [[Wallonia|Walloon]] [[City status in Belgium|city]] and [[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 km² which gives a [[population density]] of 896 inhabitants per km².
'''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 km² which gives a [[population density]] of 896 inhabitants per km².


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]], 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]].
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Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
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Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve is located in Belgium
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 / 50.667; 4.500
Country Belgium
CommunityFrench Community
RegionWallonia
ProvinceWalloon Brabant
ArrondissementNivelles
Government
 • MayorJean-Luc Roland (Ecolo)
 • Governing party/iesEcolo, ICH, PS
Area
 • Total33.4 km2 (12.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total31,385
 • Density940/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Postal codes
1340-1342, 1348
NIS code
25121
Area codes010
Websitewww.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

Main article: 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
    Faculty of Theology, Université catholique de Louvain
  • Louvain-la-Neuve Science Park
    Louvain-la-Neuve Science Park

Sports

Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve is home to the Royal Ottignies Stimont football club.[2]

References

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