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Country
  
Belgium

Region
  
Wallonia

Area codes
  
02

Local time
  
Monday 4:20 AM

Province
  
Walloon Brabant

Community
  
French Community

Postal codes
  
1330-1332

Website
  
www.rixensart.be

Area code
  
02

Rixensart wwwhotelroomsearchnetimcityrixensartbelgium

Weather
  
10°C, Wind SW at 24 km/h, 79% Humidity

Arrondissement
  
Arrondissement of Nivelles

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.

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Map of Rixensart, Belgium

The municipality consists of the following former municipalities, now sub-municipalities: Rixensart proper, Rosières (Rozieren), 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.

Localities

  • Lake Genval
  • Bourgeois is a village located above the valley of the Lasne. It has a church and several small schools.
  • Maubroux is a village has a number of small shops, a church and is located near Genval railway station.
  • Le Patch
  • Froidmont is an old farmhouse, which was until 2010 was a Dominican convent and was garrisoned during the Battle of Waterloo
  • Le Glain is a village with a grammar school and a library.
  • Genval is a village

    • Sports

    Rixensart is home to Royale Union Rixensartoise football club. The club is on the rise, especially the youth teams. Swimming Club Rixensart is a swimming club.

    Twin towns

    Rixensart is twinned with:

  • Birstall, Leicestershire, England
  • Le Touquet, France
  • Winterberg, Germany

    • References

    Rixensart Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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