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Louvain-la-Neuve
Europe is one of the five inhabited traditional continents of the Earth. Physically and geologically, Europe is the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, west of Asia. Europe is bounded to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the Mediterranean Sea, and to the southeast by the waterways adjoining the Mediterranean to and including the Black Sea and the Caucasus Mountains. On the east, Europe is divided from Asia by the water divide of the Ural Mountains and by the Caspian Sea. Europe is the world's second-smallest continent in terms of area and third-largest continent after Asia and Africa in population.
A Belgian planned city, Louvain-la-Neuve lives following the rhythms of the students that is its raison d'etre. Louvain-la-Neuve is a product of the linguistic quarrels that took place in Belgium during the sixties. After Flemish claims of discrimination at the Catholic University of Leuven, the decision was made to split the institution into the Dutch language Katholieke Universiteit Leuven which remained in Leuven, and the Universite Catholique de Louvain. The administration decided to create a new town to host the French-speaking university. The chosen site was situated 30 kilometers south of Brussels, in the French-speaking part of Belgium.
After much deliberation, the University administration agreed on a building site near the town of Ottignies, in the French-speaking Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. They bought a 900 habitants plot of beetroot farmland, which became the canvas from which the new city would arise. The first works took place on 20 January 1969.
The first inhabitants arrived in 1972. At this time, there were only around 600 permanent residents of the city, who were joined during the day by some students of applied sciences, the first faculty to open. With the completion of university buildings and the ongoing residential development, the city experienced rapid growth, with 10,477 inhabitants recorded in 1981.
Louvain-la-Neuve is also known as the town of best geographical environment and has traced its origins back to prehistoric times. Today, one can also learn about its history, from its earliest times and can also enjoy its natural beauty concealed by the beautiful landscapes.
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