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Ixelles
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Coordinates: 50°50′N 04°22′E / 50.833°N 4.367°E | |
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)[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]