The Belgian government has released statistics on real estate sales for January to September 2006. The 50 most expensives of the 589 municipalities in Belgium for ordinnary houses are (listed by average house price in euro) :
Average for Belgium : 148,723 euro per house
1) Woluwe-St-Pierre : 395,746
2) Woluwe-St-Lambert : 363,623
3) Kraainem : 338,451
4) Uccle : 335,459
5) Lasne : 335,081
6) Auderghem : 319,013
7) Ixelles : 305,147
8) Watermael-Boitsfort : 303,745
9) Etterbeek : 301,640
10) Knokke-Heist : 298,537
11) Forest : 295,210
12) Wezembeek-Oppem : 282,811
13) Evere : 278,234
14) St-Gilles : 274,447
15) La Hulpe : 266,398
16) Rixensart : 264,360
17) Schaerbeek : 263,424
18) Brussels City : 258,662
19) Linkebeek : 255,467
20) Ganshoren : 255,083
21) Waterloo : 247,940
22) Pepingen : 245,270
23) Wemmel : 244,657
24) Berchem-St-Agathe : 243,971
25) St-Josse-ten-Noode : 243,271
26) Meise : 242,352
27) Baerle-Duc : 239,843
28) Edegem : 239,142
29) Koksijde : 237,018
30) Lint : 235,195
31) Overijse : 233,594
32) Koekelberg : 233,463
33) Rhode-St-Genese : 232,834
34) Schilde : 232,708
35) Molenbeek-St-Jean : 232,262
36) St-Martens-Latem : 232,160
37) Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve : 231,308
38) Chaumont-Gistoux : 230,729
39) Zaventem : 230,169
40) Jette : 229,101
41) Tervuren : 227,923
42) Hove : 226,756
43) Grez-Doiceau : 226,469
44) Mortsel : 224,297
45) Assesse : 223,896
46) Hoogstraten : 222,942
47) Drogenbos : 221,395
48) Walhain : 221,350
49) Anderlecht : 221,019
50) Brasschaat : 219,219
Classification by region
* 19 communes of the Brussels Capital-Region
* Suburbs of Brussels
* Suburbs of Antwerp
* Suburb of Ghent
* Belgian seaside
* Dutch border
* Wallonia
Naturally, Brussels and its suburbs are the most expensive area, followed by the best suburbs of Antwerp. Two municipalities at the Belgian seaside, and two others right on the border of the Netherlands also make the top 50.
If we include the southern outskirt of Brussels, 9 municipalities in the top 50 are located in Wallonia (Lasne, La Hulpe, Rixensart, Waterloo, Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Chaumont-Gistoux, Grez-Doiceau, Assesse and Walhain). 22 are in Flanders, including 7 in bilingual suburbs of Brussels, where the Francophones represents 1/3 to 2/3 of the commune's population (Linkebeek, Rhode-St-Genese, Overijse, Tervuren, Kraainem, Wezembeek-Oppem and Zaventem).
Bottom 50 cheapest municipalities in Belgium
1) Colfontaine : 67,056 euro per house
2) Quaregnon : 69,909
3) Boussu : 71,180
4) Frameries : 76,034
5) Dour : 76,336
6) Quievrain : 77,138
7) Hensies : 77,996
8) Fontaine-l'Eveque : 80,836
9) Viroinval : 81,455
10) Erquelinnes : 81,547
11) Martelange : 82,980
12) Charleroi : 83,130
13) Seraing : 84,079
14) Doische : 84,731
15) Burg Reuland : 84,845
16) Courcelles : 84,876
17) Chatelet : 85,172
18) Bernissart : 85,598
19) Binche : 86,218
20) Engis : 86,357
21) Anderlues : 86,837
22) Honnelles : 87,660
23) Beloeil : 87,802
24) Gedinne : 87,988
25) Peruwelz : 88,561
26) Neufchateau : 88,968
27) Morlanwelz : 89,394
28) Saint-Nicolas (Liege) : 89,259
29) La Louviere : 89,613
30) Menin : 89,694
31) Alveringem : 90,344
32) Saint-Hubert : 90,574
33) Ronse : 90,850
34) Manage : 91,418
35) Vleteren : 91,908
36) Quevy : 92,374
37) Bütgenbach : 92,900
38) Brugelette : 93,096
39) Bouillon : 93,403
40) Visé : 93,894
41) Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont : 93,929
42) Hotton : 94,218
43) Herstal : 94,847
44) Merbes-le-Chateau : 95,157
45) Marchin : 95,250
46) Couvin : 96,117
47) Antoing : 96,160
48) Flémalle : 96,607
49) Chimay : 97,622
50) Mons : 97,640
The three cheapest municipalities in Belgium are Colfontaine (67,056), Quargnon (69,909) and Boussu (71,180), all in the suburbs of Mons. Mons itself is the 50th cheapest nationwide. The Hainaut province is by far the poorest. Indeed, over half of the 50 cheapest municipalities are located in Hainaut, especially around Mons, La Louviere and Charleroi, and along the French border. Two communes of the bottom 50 are in the German-speaking region. Only 4 of the cheapest municipalities are in Flanders.
Here is a map of the 50 most expensive and 50 cheapest communes in Belgium.
Conclusion, the French-speaking part of Belgium (Brussels included) has the biggest share of the dearest and cheapest places to live in Belgium, reflecting bigger socio-economic gaps than among Dutch speakers.
Average for Belgium : 148,723 euro per house
1) Woluwe-St-Pierre : 395,746
2) Woluwe-St-Lambert : 363,623
3) Kraainem : 338,451
4) Uccle : 335,459
5) Lasne : 335,081
6) Auderghem : 319,013
7) Ixelles : 305,147
8) Watermael-Boitsfort : 303,745
9) Etterbeek : 301,640
10) Knokke-Heist : 298,537
11) Forest : 295,210
12) Wezembeek-Oppem : 282,811
13) Evere : 278,234
14) St-Gilles : 274,447
15) La Hulpe : 266,398
16) Rixensart : 264,360
17) Schaerbeek : 263,424
18) Brussels City : 258,662
19) Linkebeek : 255,467
20) Ganshoren : 255,083
21) Waterloo : 247,940
22) Pepingen : 245,270
23) Wemmel : 244,657
24) Berchem-St-Agathe : 243,971
25) St-Josse-ten-Noode : 243,271
26) Meise : 242,352
27) Baerle-Duc : 239,843
28) Edegem : 239,142
29) Koksijde : 237,018
30) Lint : 235,195
31) Overijse : 233,594
32) Koekelberg : 233,463
33) Rhode-St-Genese : 232,834
34) Schilde : 232,708
35) Molenbeek-St-Jean : 232,262
36) St-Martens-Latem : 232,160
37) Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve : 231,308
38) Chaumont-Gistoux : 230,729
39) Zaventem : 230,169
40) Jette : 229,101
41) Tervuren : 227,923
42) Hove : 226,756
43) Grez-Doiceau : 226,469
44) Mortsel : 224,297
45) Assesse : 223,896
46) Hoogstraten : 222,942
47) Drogenbos : 221,395
48) Walhain : 221,350
49) Anderlecht : 221,019
50) Brasschaat : 219,219
Classification by region
* 19 communes of the Brussels Capital-Region
* Suburbs of Brussels
* Suburbs of Antwerp
* Suburb of Ghent
* Belgian seaside
* Dutch border
* Wallonia
Naturally, Brussels and its suburbs are the most expensive area, followed by the best suburbs of Antwerp. Two municipalities at the Belgian seaside, and two others right on the border of the Netherlands also make the top 50.
If we include the southern outskirt of Brussels, 9 municipalities in the top 50 are located in Wallonia (Lasne, La Hulpe, Rixensart, Waterloo, Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Chaumont-Gistoux, Grez-Doiceau, Assesse and Walhain). 22 are in Flanders, including 7 in bilingual suburbs of Brussels, where the Francophones represents 1/3 to 2/3 of the commune's population (Linkebeek, Rhode-St-Genese, Overijse, Tervuren, Kraainem, Wezembeek-Oppem and Zaventem).
Bottom 50 cheapest municipalities in Belgium
1) Colfontaine : 67,056 euro per house
2) Quaregnon : 69,909
3) Boussu : 71,180
4) Frameries : 76,034
5) Dour : 76,336
6) Quievrain : 77,138
7) Hensies : 77,996
8) Fontaine-l'Eveque : 80,836
9) Viroinval : 81,455
10) Erquelinnes : 81,547
11) Martelange : 82,980
12) Charleroi : 83,130
13) Seraing : 84,079
14) Doische : 84,731
15) Burg Reuland : 84,845
16) Courcelles : 84,876
17) Chatelet : 85,172
18) Bernissart : 85,598
19) Binche : 86,218
20) Engis : 86,357
21) Anderlues : 86,837
22) Honnelles : 87,660
23) Beloeil : 87,802
24) Gedinne : 87,988
25) Peruwelz : 88,561
26) Neufchateau : 88,968
27) Morlanwelz : 89,394
28) Saint-Nicolas (Liege) : 89,259
29) La Louviere : 89,613
30) Menin : 89,694
31) Alveringem : 90,344
32) Saint-Hubert : 90,574
33) Ronse : 90,850
34) Manage : 91,418
35) Vleteren : 91,908
36) Quevy : 92,374
37) Bütgenbach : 92,900
38) Brugelette : 93,096
39) Bouillon : 93,403
40) Visé : 93,894
41) Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont : 93,929
42) Hotton : 94,218
43) Herstal : 94,847
44) Merbes-le-Chateau : 95,157
45) Marchin : 95,250
46) Couvin : 96,117
47) Antoing : 96,160
48) Flémalle : 96,607
49) Chimay : 97,622
50) Mons : 97,640
The three cheapest municipalities in Belgium are Colfontaine (67,056), Quargnon (69,909) and Boussu (71,180), all in the suburbs of Mons. Mons itself is the 50th cheapest nationwide. The Hainaut province is by far the poorest. Indeed, over half of the 50 cheapest municipalities are located in Hainaut, especially around Mons, La Louviere and Charleroi, and along the French border. Two communes of the bottom 50 are in the German-speaking region. Only 4 of the cheapest municipalities are in Flanders.
Here is a map of the 50 most expensive and 50 cheapest communes in Belgium.
Conclusion, the French-speaking part of Belgium (Brussels included) has the biggest share of the dearest and cheapest places to live in Belgium, reflecting bigger socio-economic gaps than among Dutch speakers.
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