Rixensart
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| Municipality of Belgium | ||
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Map of Rixensart
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| Coordinates: 50°43′N 04°32′E / 50.717°N 4.533°ECoordinates: 50°43′N 04°32′E / 50.717°N 4.533°E | ||
| Country | Belgium | |
| Community | French Community | |
| Region | Wallonia | |
| Province | Walloon Brabant | |
| Arrondissement | Nivelles | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Jean Vanderbecken (NAP) | |
| • Governing party/ies | NAP, Ecolo, UC-PS | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 17.54 km2 (6.77 sq mi) | |
| Population (1 January 2012)[1] | ||
| • Total | 21,883 | |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) | |
| Postal codes | 1330-1332 | |
| Area codes | 02 | |
| Website | www.rixensart.be | |
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, Le Touquet, France and Winterberg, Germany.
Royale Union Rixensartoise
Rixensart is home to Royale Union Rixensartoise football club. The club is on the rise, especially the youth teams, which bodes very well for the future.[2]
Famous persons
- Christopher Frisk
See also
References
Gallery
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The former Château de Rixensart in the early 18th century, in an engraving by Jacques Harrewyn
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Garbage bin - model designed and coined with the commune name RIXENSART
