Ottignies-Louvain-La-Neuve covers 33.4 km² and has 31,443 inhabitants. The average age is 40, with women accounting for 51.4% of residents. The recorded nationalities are 86.7% Belgian, 3.2% French, 1% Italian, 0.9% Moroccan, 0.7% Chinese, 0.7% Spanish, 0.6% Congolese and 6.1% other. Residents are mainly tenants, at 51%; average annual net income per person is €19,651, and the average household has 1 car.
The current listing count for houses to rent is 0. The stated monthly average, lowest rent and highest rent are each €0. In the wider housing stock, the average home has about 5.1 rooms, and buildings date on average from around 1975. The overall stock comprises 38.6% houses and 61.4% apartment buildings. By building type, 15.4% are open-type houses, farms or castles, 12.6% semi-closed houses and 10.2% closed-type houses; buildings and flat blocks account for 60.9%.
For road journeys, the N4, N232, N233, N237 and N238a serve the commune. The A4 / E411 - E25 entrance is 5 minutes by car from the town centre, on the route linking Brussels, Namur and Arlon with Luxembourg City. The R0 Brussels ring is accessible in 16 minutes by car. Public transport includes 24 TEC bus lines, among them line 11 to Axis Parc, Einstein and Fleming, line 17 to Clinique and Petit-Ry, line 19 to Nivelles, line 20 to Wavre and line 31 to Bruyères. Stations include Ottignies, Ceroux-Mousty, Limal, Louvain-La-Neuve and Court-Saint-Étienne.
Childcare and education provision includes 36 nurseries, 15 nursery schools, 15 primary schools and 5 secondary schools. Examples named locally include L'Ecole Des Minipouss, Ecole Communale Fondamentale D'Ottignies, Ecole Communale Fondamentale De Mousty and Lycee Martin V. The supermarket choice comprises 4 Delhaize, 2 Carrefour, 1 Trafic, 1 SPAR, 1 Delitraiteur, 1 Intermarché and 1 Colruyt. There are 2 EV charging stations and 9 Cambio shared-car stations; no shared bicycles are listed. Brussels South Charleroi Airport is 29 minutes away by car or 66 minutes by public transport.