Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve

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Ottignies-Louvain-La-Neuve
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Province:	Walloon Brabant
District:	Wavre
Area:	32.96 km²
Population:	29,521 (2006)
Population density:	896 /km²
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Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve is a 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.

There are two main towns in the municipality:

Ottignies
Louvain-la-Neuve (sometimes abbreviated as LLN), a new town developed from 1968 in order to provide a home for the Université Catholique de Louvain, the French-speaking part of the former Université de Louvain on its separation from the Dutch-speaking part which remained in the ancient city of Leuven.

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[edit] 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 231 hectares spread over the area of the town of Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve and the municipality of Mont-Saint-Guibert (30 km away from Brussels).

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From the outset, the objectives pursued by the development of Louvain-la-Neuve Science Park were to develop cooperation between industry and the Catholic University of Louvain and to contribute to regional economic development. Particular emphasis is placed on environmental-friendliness, as well as the quality of the premises and their surroundings.

The main area of activity are: