Central address: Institut de Recherches Économiques (IRES), 1348 Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Elevation: 112.929
Time Zone: Europe/Paris
Latitude: 50° 40' 5.0916'' N
Longitude: 4° 36' 42.5952'' E
Louvain-la-Neuve (French pronunciation: [lu.vɛ̃.la.nœv], French for New Leuven) is a planned city in the municipality of Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, situated 30 km southeast of Brussels, in the French-speaking part of the country. The city was built to house the Université Catholique de Louvain; following the linguistic quarrels that took place in Belgium during the 1960s, and Flemish claims of discrimination at the Catholic University of Leuven, the institution was split into the Dutch language Katholieke Universiteit Leuven which remained in Leuven, and the Université Catholique de Louvain.
The latitude of Louvain-la-Neuve is 50.668081, and the longitude is 4.611832. Louvain-la-Neuve is a city is located at Belgium with the gps coordinates of 50° 40' 5.0916'' N and 4° 36' 42.5952'' E. The elevation of Louvain-la-Neuve is 112.929, the time zone is Europe/Paris.
| Latitude | 50.668081 | Longitude | 4.611832 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 112.929 | DMS Lat | 50° 40' 5.0916'' N |
| DMS Lng | 4° 36' 42.5952'' E | GeoHASH | u1520zy4zqzhj |
| UTM Zone | 31U | UTM Easting | 613903.565313308 |
| UTM Northing | 5614154.57872029 | Time Zone | Europe/Paris |
| Country | Belgium | Country Code | 32 |