Geography Ixelles



the village of ixelles marked on 17th century ferraris map


elsene/ixelles located in south of brussels , divided 2 parts louisalaan / avenue louise, part of city of brussels municipality. smaller west part of municipality includes baljuwstraat/rue du bailli , extends louisalaan/avenue louise brugmannlaan/avenue brugmann.


the larger east part of municipality includes campuses of brussels 2 leading universities, francophone université libre de bruxelles , dutch-speaking vrije universiteit brussel, along place eugène flagey/flageyplein. ter kamerenbos/bois de la cambre located south of elsene/ixelles.


the construction of louisalaan/avenue louise commissioned in 1847 monumental avenue bordered chestnut trees allow easy access popular recreational area of ter kamerenbos/bois de la cambre. first haussmann-esque artery of city of brussels. however, fierce resistance project put town of elsene/ixelles (which still separate brussels) through land avenue supposed run. after years of fruitless negotiations, brussels annexed narrow band of land needed avenue plus ter kamerenbos/bois de la cambre in 1864. decision accounts unusual shape of today s city of brussels , elsene/ixelles being split in 2 separate parts.







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