"The Leuven Arrondissement (Dutch: Arrondissement Leuven; French: Arrondissement de Louvain) is one of two arrondissements in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. It lies east of the Brussels-Capital Region. The arrondissement has an area of 1,168.83 km2 (451.29 sq mi) and has (as of January 1, 2015) 496,969 inhabitants."