Leuven
Louvain (French) | |
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City and municipality | |
 Leuven Town Hall in 2019 | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Leuven  | |
  Leuven Location in Belgium
Location of Leuven in Flemish Brabant  | |
| Coordinates: 50°53′N 04°42′E / 50.883°N 4.700°E | |
| Country |  Belgium |
| Community | Flemish Community |
| Region | Flemish Region |
| Province | Flemish Brabant |
| Arrondissement | Leuven |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mohamed Ridouani (sp.a) |
| • Governing party/ies | SP.A, Groen, CD&V |
| Area | |
| • Total | 57.51 km2 (22.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2021-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 101,032 |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Leuvener |
| Postal codes | 3000, 3001, 3010, 3012, 3018 |
| NIS code | 24062 |
| Area codes | 016 |
| Website | www.leuven.be |
 Logo of Leuven | |
Leuven (UK: /ˈlɜːvən/, US: /ˈlʌvən/, Flemish: [ˈløːvə(n)] ), also called Louvain (/luːˈvæ̃/, US also /luːˈveɪn/, French: [luvɛ̃]), is the capital and largest city of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located about 25 kilometres (16 miles) east of Brussels. The municipality itself comprises the sub-municipalities of Heverlee, Kessel-Lo, Leuven proper, Wilsele, Wijgmaal and part of Haasrode and Korbeek-Lo. It is the eighth largest city in Belgium, with more than 100,244 inhabitants.[2]
Leuven is Mecca of books and beers.[3] It has been a university city since 1425. This makes it the oldest university city in the Low Countries. KU Leuven, the largest Dutch-speaking university in the world and the largest university in the Low Countries (and thus also Belgium's largest university), has its flagship campus in Leuven.[4]
The city is home of the headquarters of Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's largest beer brewer[5] and sixth-largest fast-moving consumer goods company.[6]
- ^ Statbel, Wikidata Q12480, retrieved 2 June 2022
- ^ Federal Ministry of Home Affairs, 1 November 2016
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- ^ "About KU Leuven". Kuleuven.be. Archived from the original on 9 May 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "Top 10 Largest Beer Companies in the World 2020 | Top Beer Brands". Blog.technavio.com. 8 May 2020. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ "Top 10 FMCG Companies in the World 2021". Mbaskool.com. Archived from the original on 4 June 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.