OTTIGNIES-LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE

'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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Louvain-la-Neuve Science Park

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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).

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:

★ Life sciences

★ Fine chemistry

★ Information technologies

★ Engineering
Louvain-la-Neuve Science Park is now home to more than 130 innovative companies and their 4500 employees, 1 incubator and 3 business centres.

External links

★ Municipality Website

★ The Louvain-la-Neuve Science Park website