Elsene (
Dutch) or
Ixelles (
French) is one of the nineteen
municipalities located in the
Brussels Capital Region of
Belgium. On January 1st, 2000 the municipality had a total population of 73,174 (35,476 males and 37,698 females). The total area is 6.29
km² which gives a
population density of 11,633.39 inhabitants per km².