Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve

Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve Ocgniye-Li Noû Lovén (Walloon)
Municipality
The Town Hall
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve Location in Belgium The municipality of Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve in Walloon Brabant
Coordinates: 50°40′N 04°30′E / 50.667°N 4.500°E / 50.667; 4.500
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Walloon Brabant
Arrondissement	Nivelles
Government
• Mayor	Julie Chantry (Ecolo)
• Governing party/ies	Ecolo-Avenir-PS
Area
• Total	33.4 km2 (12.9 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	31,385
• Density	940/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Postal codes	1340-1342, 1348
NIS code	25121
Area codes	010
Website	www.olln.be

Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve (French pronunciation: [ɔtiɲi luvɛ̃ la nœv] ^ⓘ; Walloon: Ocgniye-Li Noû Lovén) 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).