Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve (; ) 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).
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 spread over the area of the town of Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve and the municipality of Mont-Saint-Guibert ( away from Brussels).
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
Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve is home to the Royal Ottignies Stimont football club (soccer) and the Rugby Ottignies Club (rugby).
Notable people
Noémie Mayombo (born 1991), basketball player
References
External links
Municipality Website The Louvain-la-Neuve Science Park website Louvain-la-Neuve WebTV Facebook group for residents of Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve