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LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE
A University city in the countryside  The term that best suits LLN is probably “a modern town at the countryside”. Louvain-la-Neuve is made up of six districts: Centre, Biéreau, L’Hocaille, Les Bruyères, La Baraque and Lauzelle. They each have their own personality; none of them is wholly devoted to a single purpose, whether as residential, commercial, academic or leisure. Academic buildings are scattered throughout the town and the same goes for the other urban functions.
Back in 1968, the original University of Louvain split into two parts as a result of pressures from Flemish political circles (Dutch-speaking part of Belgium). A Flemish part stayed in Leuven while the French-speaking part moved to Walloon Brabant and decided to build a new University town: Louvain-la-Neuve. The town comprised the University plus accommodation, commercial and sociocultural activities as well as an area reserved for the setting up of high-tech companies: Louvain-la-Neuve Science Park. In 1968, the University authorities decided to allocate 150 ha to the construction of the LLN Science Park. Three years later, a first company settled in the Park (Monsanto). Louvain-la-Neuve today
In 1999, LLN experienced a turning point in its history: the
number of inhabitants (+/- 9200) was larger than the number of students living on the site (+/- 8750). A step towards the objective
of achieving a balance, which is to host 28,000 people in the town.
Some figures:
Louvain-la-Neuve is a 920-hectares (9.2 sq.km) city, including:
What about tomorrow ?
Some future projects:
- Hergé Museum (famous designer of the strip Tintin), - Archives of the Province Center, - Art Centre for Musical performances, - RER (reséau urbain régional) project, which will connect Louvain-la-Neuve to Brussels in 25 minutes by train.
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