Rixensart
Rixensart | |
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Coordinates: 50°43′N 04°32′E / 50.717°N 4.533°E | |
Country | |
Community | French Community |
Region | Wallonia |
Province | Walloon Brabant |
Arrondissement | Nivelles |
Government | |
• Mayor | Patricia Lebon (NAP-MR) |
• Governing party/ies | NAP-MR - Solidarix |
Area | |
• Total | 17.56 km2 (6.78 sq mi) |
Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 22,401 |
• Density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
Postal codes | 1330-1332 |
NIS code | 25091 |
Area codes | 02 |
Website | www.rixensart.be |
Rixensart (French pronunciation: [ʁiksɑ̃saʁ] ; Walloon: Ricsinsåt) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. On January 1, 2018, Rixensart had a total population of 22,401. The total area is 17.54 km2 which gives a population density of 1,277 inhabitants per km2.
The municipality consists of the following former municipalities, now districts: Rixensart, Rosières, and Genval. Genval-les-Bains is a local beauty spot, a 100-year-old lake with a fountain, and framed by trees, houses and restaurants. Rixensart is home to the beautiful private-owned Château de Rixensart.
Rixensart is served by two railway stations (at Rixensart and at Genval), connecting it with Brussels to the north and Louvain-la-Neuve to the south. The new arrival of the Brussels RER, will improve both train stations and upgrade the number of trains going from Brussels to Namur to 4 per hour. This will also bring more people to the municipality to live. The municipality is now classified as a commuter town due to its proximity to Brussels, the RER and the E411 Motorway.
Localities
[edit]- Lake Genval
- Bourgeois is a village located above the valley of the Lasne. It has a church and several small schools.
- Maubroux is a village has a number of small shops, a church and is located near Genval railway station.
- Le Patch
- Froidmont is an old farmhouse, which was until 2010 was a Dominican convent and was garrisoned during the Battle of Waterloo
- Le Glain is a village with a grammar school and a library.
- Genval is a village
Sports
[edit]Rixensart is home to Royale Union Rixensartoise football club, founded in 2008 from the merger of three teams.[2] Swimming Club Rixensart is a swimming club. Since September 2017, Rixensart also has his Ultimate Frisbee Team which shows great results in national divisions, trusting the first division in the last years.
Twin towns
[edit]Rixensart is twinned with:
- Birstall, Leicestershire, England
- Le Touquet, France
- Winterberg, Germany
Gallery
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Château du Héron, town hall since 1977
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Château de Rixensart
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Genval
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "Historique – RUR". Royale Union Rixensartoise (in French). Retrieved 2022-02-15.
External links
[edit]Media related to Rixensart at Wikimedia Commons
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