Leuven
Leuven
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City and municipality | |
Leuven Town Hall in 2019 | |
Location of Leuven | |
| 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 (Vooruit) |
| • Governing party/ies | Vooruit, Groen, CD&V |
| Area | |
• Total | 57.51 km2 (22.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2021-01-01) | |
• 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/, Dutch: [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.
Leuven 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.
The city is home of the headquarters of Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's largest beer brewer and sixth-largest fast-moving consumer goods company.