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, ) or ( Dutch, ), 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

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. It is also bordered by the municipalities of Auderghem, Etterbeek, Forest, Uccle, Saint-Gilles and Watermael-Boitsfort. , the municipality had a population of 87,632 inhabitants. The total area is , which gives a population density of . In common with all of Brussels' municipalities, it is legally

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(French–Dutch). It is generally considered an affluent area of the city and is particularly noted for its communities of

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and Congolese immigrants.

Geography

Ixelles is located in the south-east of Brussels and is divided into two parts by the Avenue Louise/Louizalaan, which is part of the

. The municipality's smaller western part includes the Rue du Bailli/Baljuwstraat and extends roughly from the Avenue Louise to the /, whilst its larger eastern part includes campuses of Brussels' two leading universities; the French-speaking Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) and the Dutch-speaking Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), along with the Place Eugène Flagey. The

Bois de la Cambre/Ter Kamerenbos The () or (Dutch) is an urban public park in Brussels, Belgium. It lies in the south of the Brussels-Capital Region, in the municipality of the City of Brussels, and covers an area of , forming a natural offshoot of the Sonian Forest, which ...

is located just south of Ixelles. The construction of the Avenue Louise was commissioned in 1847 as a monumental avenue bordered by chestnut trees that would allow easy access from Brussels' city centre to the popular recreational area of the Bois de la Cambre. It was also to be the first ''Haussmann-esque'' artery of the city. Originally, fierce resistance to the project was put up by the town of Ixelles—then, as now, a separate municipality (local authority) from the City of Brussels—through whose territory the avenue was to run. After years of fruitless negotiations, Brussels finally annexed the narrow band of land needed for the avenue, in addition to the Bois de la Cambre itself, in 1864. That decision accounts for the unusual shape of today's City of Brussels and for the separation of Ixelles into two separate areas.

History

Medieval origins

The placename was first mentioned in 1210 as ''Elsela'', from the Old Dutch , meaning alder woods. The origins of the village date from the foundation of

La Cambre Abbey La Cambre Abbey (french: Abbaye de La Cambre, ) or Ter Kameren Abbey ( nl, Abdij Ter Kameren) is a former Cistercian abbey in the City of Brussels, Belgium. It is located in the Maelbeek valley between the Bois de la Cambre/Ter Kamerenbos an ...

. Hendrik I, Duke of Brabant, donated the Pennebeke domain (''Pennebeek'' was the original name of the Maalbeek spring) to the

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nun Gisela in 1201. She in turn founded the Abbey, and in 1210, acquired property on which the duke ordered the construction of a mill. The marshlands around the Abbey were later drained and sanitised, which resulted in four springs which served as a source of fish for the Abbey's inhabitants and the neighbouring hamlets. The Abbey was located near the springs of the Maelbeek river in the Sonian Forest, the remnant of which closest to Brussels became known as the

in the 19th century. The Abbey was recognised by Jan III van Bethune, the Bishop of Cambrai, in 1202, soon after its foundation. The saints

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and

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were two of its most famous residents in the 13th century. Abb

Around 1300, during the reign of John II, Duke of Brabant, a hostel was built near the Abbey to provide meals to the wood bearers working in the forest. Soon, a hamlet and a couple of chapels were built, including the Church of the Holy Cross (french: link=no, Église Sainte-Croix, nl, link=no, Heilig-Kruiskerk), also inaugurated by the Bishop of Cambrai and dedicated to Mary and the Holy Cross in 1459 (the Bishop of Cambrai is said to have brought two pieces of the original cross with him). Initially, these hamlets and provisions were constructed for the labourers that helped drain and sanitise the marshlands. At that time, part of Ixelles was a dependence of Brussels; the other part was the property of the local lord.

Before the Revolution

In 1478, the wars between

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and Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, brought devastation to the Abbey and the surrounding areas. In 1585, during the period of the Habsburg Netherlands, the Spanish burnt down most of the buildings to prevent them from being used as a refuge by

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. The Abbey was restored in time for the Joyous Entry of the Archdukes Albert and

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in 1599. Further manors and castles (Ermitage, Ten Bosch and Ixelles, for example) were built in Ixelles in the 16th century, gradually transforming the hamlet into a full-fledged village. Thanks to the Maalbeek springs and the purity of its waters, a brewing industry became active in the area. It started inside the Abbey, but by the 16th century, had expanded beyond its walls. Due to the liberalisation of beer manufacturing by the Council of Brabant in 1602, the industry grew, which resulted in a lively scene by the banks of the spring. By the 17th and 18th centuries, around 20 breweries-cabarets had settled in Ixelles, among which Saint-Hubert, De Sterre and L'Italie.

Independent municipality

In 1795, like many other towns surrounding Brussels, Ixelles was proclaimed a separate municipality by the

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after the Revolution. The municipalities of Neder-Elsene ("Lower Ixelles", where the Abbey is located), Opper-Elsene ("Upper Ixelles", a Brussels suburb), Boondaal, Tenbos, and Solbos, all became part of Ixelles. Moreover, the Abbey was stripped of its religious functions, becoming among others a cotton-manufacturing plant, a farm, a military school, and a hospital. Many of the medieval gates of Brussels that lined what is now the

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were taken down and more streets were built to accommodate the migration towards the suburbs. Ixelles' population grew nearly one-hundredfold, from 677 in 1813 to more than 58,000 in 1900. With this intense growth also came the Frenchification of the municipality. At the end of the 19th century, some of the ponds were drained, leaving only the so-called " Ixelles Ponds", and a new Church of the Holy Cross was built in 1860. The first trams appeared in 1884 and the first cinema in 1919. By then, Ixelles and the Avenue Louise had become one of the most fashionable areas of Brussels. Artists and celebrities moved in, leading to architectural novelties such as

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and Art Deco.

Matongé

Ixelles is known throughout Belgium for its large community of people of

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origin. This population is mainly concentrated near the

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and the /, and the neighbourhood is nicknamed ''Matongé'' or ''Matongué'' after the marketplace and commercial district with the same name in

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( Democratic Republic of the Congo). The core of ''Matongé'' was formed in late 1950s by the foundation of ''Maisaf'' (an abbreviation of ''Maison Africaine'' or ''African House'') which served as a centre and residence for university students from the Belgian Congo. After Congolese independence in 1960, the district faced an influx of immigrants from the new state who shaped the neighbourhood in a style to resemble the original ''Matongé''. During the sixties and into the seventies, the area was a well known meeting place for students and diplomats from Zaire. At the time they were known locally as ''Belgicains''. There are also communities from other African countries, mainly from

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, Mali, Cameroon, and Senegal, present in the district. The famous shopping arcades; the ''Galerie d'Ixelles'' and the ''Galerie de la Porte de Namur'', are both located in the heart of ''Matongé''. In the gallery and the adjoining streets, a large number of specialised food shops and suppliers can be found. The area is renowned for its clothes, shoes and material shops, hairdressers and wigmakers, booksellers, jewellers and craft shops, making the area unmissable for many local and even international visitors, men and women, young and old. Over 45 different nationalities amongst the residents and shopkeepers can be counted, including most African countries. Statistically, many of the shopkeepers are not necessarily local residents. Amongst the visitors and window shoppers to ''Matongé'' are many who appreciate African fashion and the lifestyle. The district also attained notoriety from the early 2000s with

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perpetrated by African gangs, partly composed of exiled

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like ''Black Démolition''. It was the scene of race riots in January 2001. ''Matongé'', with its more recent immigrant communities from Latin America, Pakistan, and India along with African ones, is seen as a symbol of multiculturalism in Belgium. The local authorities, community groups and residents with a certain degree of success have more recently re-established the area as a safe place to visit. As the area and property ages there is increased pressure and interest from property developers to expand the European Quarter on one side and the fashionable Avenue Louise on the other, effectively ''Matongé'' is sandwiched between the two. Every year since 2001 at the end of June, a successful multi-cultural festival, ''Matongé en Couleurs'', has been organised in the area. The date coincides with the celebration of Congolese independence. The film ''

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'', released in 2006, was partly filmed in the area. The local television channel BX1 (formerly Télé Bruxelles) broadcasts a weekly magazine programme, ''Téle Matongé XL''. The pedestrian street / is full of snack-bars where

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is sold. Most of these have been decorated by the famous Afro-European artist John Bush. ''Le Soleil d'Afrique'' has almost become his museum, with not only his original paintings on display, but also other painted surfaces and furniture.

Main sights

* The buildings of

, close to the territory of Ixelles, house a renowned school for the visual arts, the National Geographic Institute, and various parish functions. * The Ixelles Ponds and Tenbosch Park are noted parks in the middle of the municipality. * The

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Flagey Building The Flagey Building (french: Bâtiment Flagey, nl, Flageygebouw) also known as Radio House (french: Maison de la Radio, nl, Radiohuis) is a building located in Ixelles, a municipality of Brussels, Belgium, housing the Flagey cultural centre. ...

on the Place Eugène Flagey, also known as the ''Maison de la Radio'', used to house the Belgian National Institute of Radio Broadcasting (INR/NIR). * The Résidence de la Cambre, the first high-rise building in Brussels, on the /, is another notable Art Deco building. * Ixelles was a centre of

architecture in the first decades of the 20th century. Several Art Nouveau houses built by Victor Horta are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and some of them can be visited. * The three Brussels universities— Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and Saint-Louis University—have campuses in Ixelles. As a result, the south-eastern part of the municipality is home to a large number of students. * Ixelles Cemetery is one of the most important cemeteries in the country as it contains the graves of a number of famous Belgian personalities. It was there, in 1891, that the French General Georges Boulanger, leader of the right-wing ''Boulangerists'', committed suicide, on the tomb of his mistress, who had died a couple of months earlier. * Ixelles also houses several interesting churches and museums, including a fine-arts museum and the Constantin Meunier Museum established in the residence where the artist lived part of his life. File:Abb.de la Cambre, palais abbatial.JPG, View from the '' cour d'honneur'' (main courtyard) of

, located in the

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doorway in Ixelles, dating from 1902 File:Ixelles Ponds.JPG, View of the Ixelles Ponds towards the Place Eugène Flagey File:ULB 20050712.jpg, The main building on the ''Solbosch'' campus of the Université libre de Bruxelles, located in the

close to Ixelles File:Ancien Institut national de Radiodiffusion - vue d'ensemble.JPG,

(or ''Maison de la Radio'') on the Place Eugène Flagey

Events

Several fairs are organised in Ixelles, including the Spring Fair on the Place Eugène Flagey, which takes place between the fourth and sixth Sunday after Easter, as well as the Boondael Fair at the end of July.

Demographics

Migrant communities in Ixelles with over 1,000 people as of 1 January 2020:

Politics

The current city council was elected in the October 2018 elections. The current mayor of Ixelles is , a member of Ecolo, who is in coalition on the municipal council with PS -

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International relations

Twin towns and sister cities

Ixelles is twinned with: *

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, France (since 1958) *

, municipality in

, Democratic Republic of the Congo (since 2003) *

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, Palestine (since 2003) * Kibbutz Megiddo, Israel (since 2012) * Lichtenberg, Germany

Notable people

Born in Ixelles: Auguste Perret

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(1928-2019), film director *

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(1903–1991), soldier and commander of the Belgian battalion at the Battle of the Imjin River during the Korean War *

Anna Boch Anna Rosalie Boch (10 February 1848 – 25 February 1936) was a Belgian painter, born in Saint-Vaast, Hainaut. Anna Boch died in Ixelles in 1936 and is interred there in the Ixelles Cemetery, Brussels, Belgium. Artistic style Boch partici ...

(1848–1936),

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painter, art collector *

Annemie Neyts Anne-Marie Cécile J. Neyts-Uyttebroeck (; born 17 June 1944) is a Politics of Belgium, Belgian politician and was a Member of the European Parliament for Flanders with the Open Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten, Open Flemish Liberals and Democrat ...

(b. 1944), politician and

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(1929–1993), British actress, model, and humanitarian * Auguste Alfred Lucien Lameere (1864–1942),

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* Auguste Perret (1874–1954), architect * Boris Szulzinger (b. 1945), film director and producer *

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(1844–1913), writer and poet * Emile Vandervelde (1866–1938), statesman, Minister of Justice, and Minister of Foreign Affairs * Frank Ntilikina (b. 1998), professional basketball player * Grand Jojo (1936–2021), singer-songwriter * Michel Regnier, also known as Greg (1931–1999), comic book author * Jacky Ickx (b. 1945), racing driver *

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(1885–1948), screenwriter and film director *

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(b. 1961), businessman, former Chairman and CEO of Heineken International * Jules de Burlet (1844–1897), politician,

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, Prime Minister, and Belgian ambassador to Portugal *

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(1914–1984), novelist *

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(b. 1980), cyclist *

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(1904–1996),

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(b. 1956), convicted child molester and serial killer *

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(1942–2008), jazz and fusion musician, author * Michel de Ghelderode (1898–1962), avant-garde dramatist * Natacha Régnier (b. 1974), actress * Paul Hymans (1865–1941), politician and President of the League of Nations *

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(1862–1952), architect, teacher, architectural historian, and writer *

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(1948–2002), singer *

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(b. 1975), former Prime Minister * Ursula von der Leyen (b. 1958), former German Federal Minister for Labour and Social Affairs and Minister of Defence, President of the European Commission *

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(b. 1993),

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(1848–1936), artist and art collector, owner of the Villa Anna *

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(1827–1879), novelist * Constantin Meunier (1831–1905), painter and sculptor * Edith Cavell (1865–1915), British nurse and World War I martyr, ran a nursing school there from 1907. * Elisée Reclus (1830–1905), geographer and

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* Giacomo Puccini (1858–1924), Italian composer; lived and died at 1, /; a tablet with an inscription is visible on the building wall. * Henriëtte Ronner-Knip (1821–1909), painter * Jean-Baptiste Moens (1833–1908), philatelist and stamp dealer * Jacky Ickx (b. 1945), racing driver * Johan Michiel Dautzenberg (1834–1878), writer * Karl Marx (1818–1883), German philosopher, social theorist, political economist, and

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* Maria Malibran (1808–1836),

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* Neel Doff (1858–1942), writer *

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(1856–1919), art critic, writer, and lawyer * Pierre-Joseph Proudhon (1809–1865), anarchist thinker * Vladimir Lenin (1870–1924), Russian revolutionary and first head of the Soviet Union

References

Notes

External links

Official website

Museum of Ixelles
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