Rixensart is a Walloon municipality

Municipality

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 located in the Belgian

Belgium

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 province of Walloon Brabant

Walloon Brabant

Walloon Brabant is a province of Wallonia in Belgium. It borders on the province of Flemish Brabant and the provinces of Liège, Namur and Hainaut . Its capital is Wavre...

. On January 1, 2006 Rixensart had a total population of 21,355. The total area is 17.54 km² which gives a population density

Population density

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 of 1,217 inhabitants per km².

The formerly separate municipalities of Genval and Rosières now form part of Rixensart. 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 served by two railway stations (at Rixensart and at Genval), connecting it with Brussels

Brussels

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 to the North and Louvain-la-Neuve

Louvain-la-Neuve

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 to the South.

Rixensart is twinned with Birstall, Leicestershire

Birstall, Leicestershire

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 and Le Touquet, France