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Rixensart

Coordinates: 50°43′N 04°32′E / 50.717°N 4.533°E / 50.717; 4.533
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Rixensart is located in Belgium
Rixensart
Rixensart
Location in Belgium
The municipality of Rixensart in Walloon Brabant
Coordinates: 50°43′N 04°32′E / 50.717°N 4.533°E / 50.717; 4.533
Country Belgium
CommunityFrench Community
RegionWallonia
ProvinceWalloon Brabant
ArrondissementNivelles
Government
 • MayorPatricia Lebon (NAP-MR)
 • Governing party/iesNAP-MR - Solidarix
Area
 • Total17.56 km2 (6.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total22,401
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Postal codes
1330-1332
NIS code
25091
Area codes02
Websitewww.rixensart.be

Rixensart (French pronunciation: [ʁiksɑ̃saʁ] ; Walloon: Ricsinsåt) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. On January 1, 2018, Rixensart had a total population of 22,401. The total area is 17.54 km2 which gives a population density of 1,277 inhabitants per km2.

The municipality consists of the following former municipalities, now districts: Rixensart, Rosières, 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.

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Sports

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Rixensart is home to Royale Union Rixensartoise football club, founded in 2008 from the merger of three teams.[2] Swimming Club Rixensart is a swimming club. Since September 2017, Rixensart also has his Ultimate Frisbee Team which shows great results in national divisions, trusting the first division in the last years.

Twin towns

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Rixensart is twinned with:

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References

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  1. ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Historique – RUR". Royale Union Rixensartoise (in French). Retrieved 2022-02-15.
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