Ixelles

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Ixelles Ixelles (French) Elsene (Dutch)
Municipality
Ixelles' Municipal Hall seen from the Place Fernand Cocq/Fernand Cocqplein
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 / 50.833°N 4.367°E / 50.833; 4.367
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community French Community
Region	Brussels-Capital
Arrondissement	Brussels-Capital
Government
• Mayor	Christos Doulkeridis [fr] (Ecolo)
• Governing party/ies	Ecolo / Groen - PS / sp.a
Area
• Total	6.41 km2 (2.47 sq mi)
Population  (2020-01-01)[1]
• 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)

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 2023^[update], the municipality had a population of 88,521 inhabitants.^[2] The total area is 6.41 km² (2.47 sq mi), which gives a population density of 13,807/km² (35,760/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]