Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
City in Walloon Brabant province, Wallonia, Belgium
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Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve (French pronunciation: [ɔtiɲi luvɛ̃ la nœv] ⓘ; Walloon: Ocgniye-Li Noû Lovén) is a municipality and city[2] 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.
Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
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The Town Hall | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 The municipality of Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve in Walloon Brabant | |
 Interactive map of Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve | |
  Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve Location in Belgium | |
| Coordinates: 50°40′N 04°30′E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Community | French Community |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Province | Walloon Brabant |
| Arrondissement | Nivelles |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Julie Chantry (Ecolo) |
| • Governing party | Ecolo-Avenir-PS |
| Area | |
• Total | 33.4 km2 (12.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 31,385 |
| • Density | 940/km2 (2,430/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 1340-1342, 1348 |
| NIS code | 25121 |
| Area codes | 010 |
| Website | www.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
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).
Transport
Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve is served by the railway stations Ottignies (an important interchange station and one of the busiest stations in Wallonia) and Louvain-la-Neuve.
Sports
Notable people
- Noémie Mayombo (born 1991), basketball player
