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.
The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Ottignies, Louvain-la-Neuve, Céroux-Mousty, and Limelette. Louvain-la-Neuve is a new town developed from 1968 in order to provide a home for the University of Louvain, 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.

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. It covers spread over the area of the town of Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve and the municipality of Mont-Saint-Guibert.

Sports

Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve is home to the Royal Ottignies Stimont football club and the Rugby Ottignies Club