Rixensart
# Rixensart

Rixensart (French pronunciation: (listen); 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 $km^2$ which gives a population density of 1,277 inhabitants per $km^2.$

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.

## Localities

* Lake Genval
* Bourgeois is a village located above the valley of the Lasne. It has a church and several small schools.
* Maubroux is a village has a number of small shops, a church and is located near Genval railway station.
* Le Patch
* Froidmont is an old farmhouse, which was until 2010 was a Dominican convent and was garrisoned during the Battle of Waterloo
* Le Glain is a village with a grammar school and a library.
* 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.

## Twin towns

Rixensart is twinned with:

* Birstall, Leicestershire, England
* Le Touquet, France
* Winterberg, Germany

## Gallery

* Château du Héron, town hall since 1977
* Château de Rixensart
* Genval
