Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
City in Walloon Brabant province, Wallonia, Belgium
Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve (French pronunciation: [ɔtiɲi luvɛ̃ la nœv] ⓘ; Walloon: Ocgniye-Li Noû Lovén) is a municipality and city 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).
01Louvain-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).
02Economy
The Lhoist group, world leader in the lime, dolime and mineral solutions, has its head office in Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve (Limelette).
03Transport
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.
04Sports
05Notable people
- Noémie Mayombo (born 1991), basketball player
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