Ixelles

Ixelles
Ixelles' Municipal Hall seen from the Place Fernand Cocq/Fernand Cocqplein
Ixelles municipality in the Brussels Capital Region
Interactive map of Ixelles
Ixelles
Location in Belgium
Coordinates: 50°50′N 04°22′E / 50.833°N 4.367°E / 50.833; 4.367
CountryBelgium
CommunityFlemish Community
French Community
RegionBrussels-Capital
ArrondissementBrussels-Capital
Government
 • MayorRomain De Reusme (PS)
 • Governing partiesPS - Vooruit / MR & VLD avec vous / Les Engagés - Objectif XL
Area
 • Total
6.41 km2 (2.47 sq mi)
Population
 (2020-01-01)
 • Total
87,632
 • Density13,700/km2 (35,400/sq mi)
Postal codes
1050
NIS code
21009
Area codes02
Websitewww.ixelles.be (in French)
www.elsene.be (in Dutch)

Ixelles (French, pronounced [iksɛl] ) or Elsene (Dutch, pronounced [ˈɛlsənə] ) 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 City of Brussels. It is also bordered by the municipalities of Auderghem, Etterbeek, Forest, Uccle, Saint-Gilles and Watermael-Boitsfort.

As of 1 January 2023, the municipality had a population of 88,521 inhabitants. The total area is 6.41 km2 (2.47 sq mi), which gives a population density of 13,807/km2 (35,760/sq mi). In common with all of Brussels' municipalities, it is legally bilingual (French–Dutch). It is generally considered an affluent area of the region, and is particularly noted for its communities of European and Congolese immigrants.