Rixensart

Rixensart
Municipality
Coat of arms
Rixensart Location in Belgium
The municipality of Rixensart in Walloon Brabant
Coordinates:
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Walloon Brabant
Arrondissement	Nivelles
Government
• Mayor	Jean Vanderbecken (NAP-MR)
• Governing party/ies	NAP-MR
Area
• Total	17.54 km2 (6.77 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2013)
• 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 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.

Twin towns

Rixensart is twinned with:

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

Gallery

• 

  Château du Héron, town hall since 1977

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  Château de Rixensart

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  Genval

See also

• Recherche et Industrie Thérapeutiques (RIT)

External links

• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons