Ixelles Cemetery, Brussels

Name: Ixelles Cemetery
Address: Boondaalsesteenweg 428 Chaussée de Boondael, Brussels, 1050, Belgium

#66 among attractions in Brussels

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Facts and practical information

Ixelles Cemetery, located in Ixelles in the southern part of Brussels, is one of the major cemeteries in Belgium. Ixelles Cemetery also refers to a neighbourhood with a lot of bars and restaurants for students, north of the actual cemetery. It is in fact located between the two main campuses of the Université libre de Bruxelles. ()

Local name: Cimetière d'Ixelles Coordinates: 50°48'55"N, 4°23'36"E

Address

Boondaalsesteenweg 428 Chaussée de BoondaelIxelles (Cimetiere d'Ixelles)Brussels 1050 Belgium

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Day trips

Ixelles Cemetery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: La Cambre Abbey, Bois de la Cambre, Villa Empain, Bibliotheca Wittockiana.

0.9 miW
Monastery, Church
La Cambre Abbey, Brussels
23 min walk • La Cambre Abbey or Ter Kameren Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey in the City of Brussels. It is located in the Maelbeek valley between the Bois de la Cambre/Ter Kamerenbos and the Ixelles Ponds.
0.9 miSW
Park
Bois de la Cambre, Brussels
23 min walk • The Bois de la Cambre or Ter Kamerenbos is an urban public park in Brussels, Belgium. It lies in the south of the Brussels-Capital Region, in the municipality of the City of Brussels, and covers an area of 1.23 km², forming a natural offshoot of the Sonian Forest, which penetrates deep into the city in the south-east of Brussels.
0.7 miSW
Museum, Architecture, Art gallery
Villa Empain, Brussels
18 min walk • The Villa Empain is a private house in Art Deco style in Brussels, Belgium, built in 1930–1934 by the Swiss architect Michel Polak. It was commissioned by Baron Louis Empain, son of the Belgian industrialist Édouard Empain. Since its restoration in 2009–2011, it has been open to the public.
1.7 miNE
Museum, Specialty museum
Bibliotheca Wittockiana, Brussels
43 min walk • The Wittockiana is a public museum and library located in Brussels devoted to the arts of the book and of bookbinding. The museum is based on the personal collection of Michel Wittock, a former entrepreneur and bibliophile, who donated his collection to the King Baudouin Fondation on 2010.
1 miNW
Park
Ixelles Ponds, Brussels
27 min walk • The Ixelles Ponds or Elsene Ponds are two freshwater ponds in the Brussels municipality of Ixelles. The ponds we can see today are those spared by a 19th-century campaign of drying the wetlands of the Maalbeek valley between La Cambre Abbey and Eugène Flagey Square.
1 miW
Street
Square du Bois, Brussels
26 min walk • The Square du Bois, also known as the Billionaire Square, is a private street in Brussels, Belgium. It belongs to the owners who live there and who bear the cost of maintenance, development and repair.
1.4 miNW
Museum, Art museum
Museum of Ixelles, Brussels
37 min walk • The Museum of Ixelles is an art museum in Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium. The museum was founded in 1892 to house a collection of works donated by painter and collector Edmond De Pratere and grew rapidly with donations from generous patrons.
1.3 miNW
Square, Concert hall
Place Eugène Flagey, Brussels
33 min walk • The Place Eugène Flagey or Eugène Flageyplein, usually shortened to the Place Flagey, or Flagey by locals, is a square in the Brussels municipality of Ixelles, Belgium. It bears the name of a former mayor of Ixelles, Eugène Flagey.
0.7 miW
Universities and schools
Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management, Brussels
18 min walk • The Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management is a school of economics and management and a Faculty of the Université libre de Bruxelles, a French-speaking private research university located in Brussels, Belgium.
0.7 miSE
Church
Church of St. Clement, Brussels
17 min walk • The Church of St. Clement is a Roman Catholic church in the municipality of Watermael-Boitsfort in Brussels. It is one of the earliest examples of Romanesque architecture in Belgium, dating from the 11th century.
1.1 miW
Museum, Art gallery
Xavier Hufkens, Brussels
28 min walk • Xavier Hufkens gallery is the eponymous contemporary art gallery of Belgian art dealer Xavier Hufkens. Located at 6 rue St-Georges and 107 rue St-Georges in Brussels, the gallery represents an international roster of some thirty emerging, mid-career and established artists, as well as a number of estates.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is Ixelles Cemetery open?

Ixelles Cemetery is open:

Monday 8 am - 4:30 pm
Tuesday 8 am - 4:30 pm
Wednesday 8 am - 4:30 pm
Thursday 8 am - 4:30 pm
Friday 8 am - 4:30 pm
Saturday 8 am - 4:30 pm
Sunday 8 am - 4:30 pm

Which popular attractions are close to Ixelles Cemetery?

Nearby attractions include Salle Allende - Art contemporain, Brussels (13 min walk), Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels (14 min walk), Church of St. Clement, Brussels (17 min walk), Villa Empain, Brussels (18 min walk).

How to get to Ixelles Cemetery by public transport?

The nearest stations to Ixelles Cemetery:

Bus

Cimetière d'Ixelles - Begraafplaats van Elsene • Lines: 71, 72, 95, N08, N09 (4 min walk)
Thys • Lines: 95, N08, N09 (5 min walk)

Tram

Ulb • Lines: 25, 8 (11 min walk)
Jeanne - Johanna • Lines: 25, 8 (11 min walk)

Train

Arcades - Arcaden (12 min walk)
Etterbeek (13 min walk)

Metro

Delta • Lines: 5 (14 min walk)
Hankar • Lines: 5 (18 min walk)