Leuven () or Louvain (, ; ) is a municipality in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant.
In 2007, 91,942 people lived there.
It is at 50° 52 North, 04° 42 East.
Leuven hosts Belgium's biggest university - Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. So, Leuven is very young populated city, and there were more than 45,000 students in Leuven in 2012.
Leuven also has a long history. The town hall in the city centre dates from the Middle Ages.
International relations
Twin towns/sister cities
Leuven is twinned with: 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Kraków, Poland Lüdenscheid, Germany Rennes, France Tainan, Taiwan
Friendly relations
Aside from the aforementioned cities, Leuven has friendly relations with: Cristian, Romania New Delhi, India Stellenbosch, South Africa