Rixensart | |
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Area | 59,79 km² |
Population | 22 401 hab. () |
Density | 374,66 inhab./km² |
Postal code | 1330–1332, 1330, 1331, 1332 |
Spindle | UTC 01:00 |
Location | |
![]() 50 ° 43 ′ 0 ″ N 4 ° 32 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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Rixensart is a municipality of Brabant Ardennes in the Province of Walloon Brabant in Belgium.
Understand
To go
By train
The town has two stations on the Brussels-Namur axis. The two stations are stops for the Brussels suburban lines S8 and S81.
- 1 Rixensart station
- 2 Genval station
Circulate
To see
- 1 Rixensart castle – Since 1715, the castle has belonged to the de Merode family who still live there. It has an interior courtyard and a forecourt and has a tower-porch, four corner towers, four emblazoned portals, gardens attributed to André Le Nôtre as well as an interior of great interest.
- 2 Genval lake
Do
- 1 Cinema center avenue de Mérode, 91, 1330 Rixensart – Small 1-room cinema.