Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Settlement short description".Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters".Expression error: Unexpected < operator. Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve (Script error: No such module "IPA".; Template:Langx) 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
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Faculty of Theology, Université catholique de Louvain
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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)[1] and the Rugby Ottignies Club (rugby).[2]
References
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External links
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- Municipality Website
- The Louvain-la-Neuve Science Park website
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- Facebook group for residents of Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
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