The Catholic University of Leuven was one of Belgium's major universities. It split along linguistic lines after a period of civil unrest in 1967–68 commonly known as the Leuven Affair in French and F
Flemish students and Gendarmes clash at Leuven in January 1968
The historic library of the Catholic University of Leuven, rebuilt after its destruction by the German Army in 1914, was a symbol of Belgian national identity
View of Louvain-la-Neuve, a planned town built after 1971 to accommodate the French section of the university
Louvain-la-Neuve
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Louvain-la-Neuve is a planned town in the municipality of Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Wallonia, Belgium, situated 30 km southeast of Brussels, in the province of Walloon Brabant. The town was built to
Split of the Catholic University of Leuven
…section fund its relocation, since it had not demanded it. A plan was agreed for its relocation to a planned town in Wallonia, dubbed "New Leuven" (Louvain-la-Neuve). The university's split was formalised soon afterwards, creating two new universities: the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL) and the Katholieke…
Place Montesquieu
Place Cardinal Mercier
L'Esplanade shopping complex