Rixensart
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Rixensart is located in Belgium
Rixensart
Rixensart
Location in Belgium
The municipality of Rixensart in Walloon Brabant
Coordinates: 50°43′N 04°32′E / 50.717°N 4.533°E / 50.717; 4.533
Country Belgium
CommunityFrench Community
RegionWallonia
ProvinceWalloon Brabant
ArrondissementNivelles
Government
 • MayorPatricia Lebon (NAP-MR)
 • Governing party/iesNAP-MR - Solidarix
Area
 • Total17.56 km2 (6.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total22,401
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Postal codes
1330-1332
NIS code
25091
Area codes02
Websitewww.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.

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Sports

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

Rixensart is twinned with:

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See also

References

  1. ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Historique – RUR". Royale Union Rixensartoise (in French). Retrieved 2022-02-15.

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