Leuven, Flanders

Leuven: Capital city of Flemish Brabant, Belgium

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Quick Facts about Leuven

Population : 102,126
Country : Landgraviate of Brabant, Duchy of Brabant, Burgundian Netherlands, Habsburg Netherlands, Spanish Netherlands, Austrian Netherlands, France, United Kingdom of the Netherlands, Belgium
State : Flanders (Belgium)
County : Provincie Vlaams-Brabant
Different from : Louvain-la-Neuve
Postal code : 3012, 3010, 3018, 3001, 3000
Phone Area Codes : (+32) 16
Area : 56.63 km2
Official name : Leuven
Has part : Wilsele, Kessel-Lo, Wijgmaal, Heverlee
Annual number of weddings : 479
Official language : Dutch
Altitude : 128 feet / 39 meters
Capital : Leuven
Capital city : Leuven is capital of Flemish Brabant
Time Zone : UTC+01:00
Local time : 21:17:20 (19th April 2024)

Geography

Leuven is located at 50°52'47"N 4°42'3"E (50.8795895885995, 4.70092535018921). It has 3 neighbors: Rotselaar, Oud Heverlee and Bierbeek.

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  • Leo Colins , 1921 1905-01-01T00:00:00Z
  • Louis Tobback , 2019 1995-09-27T00:00:00Z
  • Ferdinand Smolders , 1926 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z
  • Mohamed Ridouani , 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z
  • Alfred Vansina , 1994 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

  • 's-Hertogenbosch (1984 )
  • Cristian (1990 )
  • Kraków (1991 )
  • Lüdenscheid (1987 )
  • Rennes (1980 )
  • Tainan

Leuven has 3 neighbours.

  • Rotselaar municipality in Flemish Brabant, Belgium
  • Oud-Heverlee municipality in Flemish Brabant, Belgium
  • Bierbeek municipality in Flemish Brabant, Belgium

Demographics

Year Population % Change Method
2014 98,292 - estimation process
2017 100,291 1.99% estimation process
2018 101,396 1.09% estimation process
2020 102,126 0.71% estimation process

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