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L'esplanade
A piece of city, a piece of life
Since 2005, the city is at your fingertips! L’esplanade, a brand new concept: located right in the heart of Louvain-la-Neuve, L’esplanade brings together the region’s largest shopping centre and a new pedestrianised street, the Rue Charlemagne, which prolongs it, modern, comfortable and spacious apartments, a Cinescope cinema complex, offices, 6,000 parking spaces and the first RER station in Brabant Wallon. All this is waiting for you! Created, developed and built by Wilhelm & Co., L’esplanade transforms the campus-city into a major point of attraction for all inhabitants of the region.
Key figures

Master Plan

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> 'High-comfort' services
- left-luggage, baby-corner, ticket reservation for shows
- 100,000 m² of infrastructure

> Local services
- banks, dry cleaners, chemists, travel agents, hairdressers

> Key figures
- a site of 8.5 ha
- 300,000 m² of built area
- 370 residential lodgings
- 65,000 m² of shops and leisure facilities bringing together:
- 1 supermarket
- 8 medium sized stores
- 130 small shops including some unique in Belgium
- numerous restaurants and tea-rooms
- a 13-screen cinema