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Rixensart
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Coordinates: | |||
Country | Belgium | ||
Region | Wallonia | ||
Community | French Community | ||
Province | Walloon Brabant | ||
Arrondissement | Nivelles | ||
Government | |||
• Mayor | Jean Vanderbecken (NAP) | ||
• Governing party/ies | NAP, Ecolo, UC-PS | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 17.54 km2 (6.8 sq mi) | ||
Population (1 January 2010)[1] | |||
• Total | 21,668 | ||
• Density | 1,235.3/km2 (3,199.5/sq mi) | ||
Postal codes | 1330-1332 | ||
Area codes | 02 | ||
Website | www.rixensart.be | ||
Map of Rixensart
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Rixensart is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. On January 1, 2006 Rixensart had a total population of 21,355. The total area is 17.54 km² which gives a population density of 1,217 inhabitants per km².
The formerly separate municipalities of Genval and Rosières now form part of Rixensart. 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 served by two railway stations (at Rixensart and at Genval), connecting it with Brussels to the North and Louvain-la-Neuve to the South.
Rixensart is twinned with Birstall, Leicestershire and Le Touquet, France
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