Ixelles
Ixelles (French, pronounced [iksɛl]) or Elsene (Dutch, pronounced [ˈɛlsənə] ⓘ) is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located to the south-east of Brussels' city centre, it is geographically bisected by the City of Brussels. It is also bordered by the municipalities of Auderghem, Etterbeek, Forest, Uccle, Saint-Gilles and Watermael-Boitsfort.
Ixelles
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Municipality | |
Ixelles' Municipal Hall seen from the Place Fernand Cocq/Fernand Cocqplein | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Ixelles | |
Ixelles Location in Belgium
Ixelles municipality in the Brussels Capital Region | |
| Coordinates: 50°50′N 04°22′E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Community | Flemish Community French Community |
| Region | Brussels-Capital |
| Arrondissement | Brussels-Capital |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Christos Doulkeridis (Ecolo) |
| • Governing party/ies | Ecolo / Groen - PS / sp.a |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.41 km2 (2.47 sq mi) |
| Population (2020-01-01) | |
| • Total | 87,632 |
| • Density | 14,000/km2 (35,000/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 1050 |
| NIS code | 21009 |
| Area codes | 02 |
| Website | www.ixelles.be (in French) www.elsene.be (in Dutch) |
As of 1 January 2022, the municipality had a population of 87,052 inhabitants. The total area is 6.41 km2 (2.47 sq mi), which gives a population density of 13,578/km2 (35,170/sq mi). In common with all of Brussels' municipalities, it is legally bilingual (French–Dutch). It is generally considered an affluent area of the region, and is particularly noted for its communities of European and Congolese immigrants.