Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve

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.

Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
Municipality
The Town Hall
Flag
Coat of arms
Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
Location in Belgium
The municipality of Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve in Walloon Brabant
Coordinates: 50°40′N 04°30′E
CountryBelgium
CommunityFrench Community
RegionWallonia
ProvinceWalloon Brabant
ArrondissementNivelles
Government
 • MayorJean-Luc Roland (Ecolo)
 • Governing party/iesEcolo, ICH, PS
Area
 • Total29.43 km2 (11.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total31,385
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Postal codes
1340-1342, 1348
Area codes010
Websitewww.olln.be

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
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
  • Louvain-la-Neuve Science Park

Sports

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

References
  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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