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Louvain-la-Neuve

Louvain-la-Neuve is a modern town in the province of Walloon Brabant in the French-speaking part of Belgium. It was created in 1969 in order to host the French-speaking faculties of the Catholic University of Louvain, which had just seceded from the Dutch-speaking faculties of the Catholic University of Leuven, and had to move from Flanders to Wallonia. Wikivoyage

Population 10,710 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Belgium

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Belgium

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. 24h vélo de Louvain-la-Neuve

    October

    Les 24 heures vélo de Louvain-la-Neuve (English: the 24-hour bike ride of Louvain-la-Neuve) is a Belgian festival organized by students from the University of Louvain (UCLouvain) held every year during October in Louvain-la-Neuve.

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Eating nearby

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Somewhere to run

Getting around

More train stations: Court-Saint-Étienne 4.0 km, Bierges-Walibi 4.4 km, Wavre 5.4 km, Blanmont 5.6 km, Profondsart 5.8 km

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