๐ง๐ช Rixensart is a municipality of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. The total area is 17.54ย kmยฒ which gives a population density of 1,277 inhabitants per kmยฒ.
The municipality consists of the following former municipalities, now districts: Rixensart, Rosiรจres, 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 Chรขteau 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 โข Lake Genval โข Bourgeois is a village located above the valley of the Lasne. It has a church and several small schools. โข Maubroux is a village has a number of small shops, a church and is located near Genval railway station. โข Le Patch โข Froidmont is an old farmhouse, which was until 2010 was a Dominican convent and was garrisoned during the Battle of Waterloo โข Le Glain is a village with a grammar school and a library. โข Genval is a village
Sports Rixensart is home to Royale Union Rixensartoise football club, founded in 2008 from the merger of three teams. 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.
Rixensart has a population of over 22,401 people. Rixensart also forms part of the wider Nivelles Arrondissement which has a population of over 399,123 people. Rixensart is situated near Nivelles.
Twin Towns, Sister Cities Rixensart has links with:
๐ซ๐ท Le Touquet, France ๐ง๐ช Poperinge, Belgium ๐ฉ๐ช Winterberg, Germany๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Bournemouth 50.72
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Exeter 50.723
๐ซ๐ท Boulogne-sur-Mer 50.725
๐บ๐ฆ Novovolynsk 50.726
๐ต๐ฑ Dzierลผoniรณw 50.729
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Poole 50.717
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Dorchester 50.715
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Newport 50.701
๐ฉ๐ช Bad Godesberg 50.689
๐ฉ๐ช Altenkirchen 50.688
๐จ๐ฟ ฤeskรก Lรญpa 50.683
๐ง๐ช Philippeville 4.55
๐ณ๐ฑ Capelle aan den IJssel 4.583
๐ง๐ช Flemish Brabant 4.591
๐ณ๐ฑ Zoetermeer 4.493
๐ง๐ช Woluwe-Saint-Pierre 4.467
๐ณ๐ฑ Roosendaal 4.45
๐ซ๐ท Le Creusot 4.441
Locations Near: Rixensart 4.53333,50.7167
๐ง๐ช Wavre 4.611,50.717 d: 5.4
๐ง๐ช Woluwe-Saint-Pierre 4.467,50.833 d: 13.8
๐ง๐ช Flemish Brabant 4.591,50.873 d: 17.8
๐ง๐ช Brussels 4.371,50.836 d: 17.5
๐ง๐ช Ixelles-Elsene 4.368,50.834 d: 17.5
๐ง๐ช Ixelles 4.367,50.833 d: 17.5
๐ง๐ช Saint-Gilles 4.35,50.817 d: 17
๐ง๐ช Schaarbeek 4.383,50.867 d: 19.7
๐ง๐ช Uccle 4.333,50.8 d: 16.8
๐ง๐ช Schaerbeek 4.368,50.859 d: 19.6
Antipodal to: Rixensart -175.467,-50.717
๐น๐ด Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 16725.8
๐ฆ๐ธ Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 15940.7
๐ผ๐ธ Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 15900.2
๐ต๐ซ Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 15670.1
๐บ๐ธ Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 11931.8
๐บ๐ธ Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 11855.6
๐บ๐ธ Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 11843.3
๐บ๐ธ Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 11838