Ixelles

Ixelles
Ixelles (French)
Elsene (Dutch)
Ixelles' Municipal Hall seen from the Place Fernand Cocq/Fernand Cocqplein
Ixelles' Municipal Hall seen from the Place Fernand Cocq/Fernand Cocqplein
Flag of Ixelles
Coat of arms of Ixelles
Location of Ixelles
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Ixelles is located in Belgium
Ixelles
Ixelles
Location in Belgium
Ixelles municipality in the Brussels Capital Region
Coordinates: 50°50′N 04°22′E / 50.833°N 4.367°E / 50.833; 4.367
Country Belgium
CommunityFlemish Community
French Community
RegionBrussels-Capital
ArrondissementBrussels-Capital
Government
 • MayorChristos Doulkeridis (Ecolo)
 • Governing party/iesEcolo / Groen - PS / sp.a
Area
 • Total6.41 km2 (2.47 sq mi)
Population
 (2020-01-01)[1]
 • Total87,632
 • Density14,000/km2 (35,000/sq mi)
Postal codes
1050
NIS code
21009
Area codes02
Websitewww.ixelles.be (in French)
www.elsene.be (in Dutch)

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.

As of 1 January 2022, the municipality had a population of 87,052 inhabitants.[2] The total area is 6.41 km2 (2.47 sq mi), which gives a population density of 13,578/km2 (35,170/sq mi).[2] In common with all of Brussels' municipalities, it is legally bilingual (French–Dutch). It is generally considered an affluent area of the region,[3] and is particularly noted for its communities of European and Congolese immigrants.[3]

  1. ^ "Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2020". Statbel.
  2. ^ a b "Ixelles | IBSA". ibsa.brussels. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Ixelles and St Gilles". Areas in Brussels. Wanted in Europe: Brussels. Retrieved 16 June 2013.