Education
Settling near Rue Franklin - Franklinstraat means enjoying a well-connected environment suited to comfortable daily living.
Just 1 minute by bike, "Ecole Fondamentale Emile Jacqmain" combines a preschool and elementary school, ideal for family trips.
Within walking distance, you have access to "Emile Jacquemain", a nursery reachable in 3 minutes.
Your children can walk to high school "Lycee La Retraite", just 5 minutes away on foot.
Public transports
Public transport users will appreciate access to the metro lines 1 - Gare De L'Ouest - Stockel, 5 - Erasme - Herrmann-Debroux with a stop 17 minutes away on foot.
For your daily commute, you can choose from several tram lines: 25 - Boondael Gare - Rogier, 7 - Vanderkindere - Heysel, the nearest stop being 13 minutes away on foot.
Living car-free is perfectly feasible here: several bus lines serve the area, including 79 - Kraainem - Maelbeek, 63 - Gare Centrale - Cimetiere De Bruxelles, 21 - Maes - Luxembourg with a stop reachable in under 3 minutes on foot.
Nearby cities
Need to reach Dendermonde? It takes about 39 minutes by car. Need to reach Beveren for work or leisure? It takes about 44 minutes by car. Sint-Niklaas is easily accessible by car, just 41 minutes away.
Shopping
Grocery shopping becomes effortless thanks to the local supermarkets: "Carrefour Express Rue Franklin" (2 minutes on foot or 1 minute by car), "Shop & Go Delhaize Metro Schuman" (8 minutes on foot or 4 minutes by car), "Colruyt Schaerbeek Roodebeek " (9 minutes on foot or 3 minutes by car).
Transports
If you appreciate the flexibility offered by renting a bike, you can find the "Villo - Archimede / Archimedes" station just 7 minutes away on foot.
Need to catch a flight? The nearest airport, Brussels Airport, is 11 minutes away by car.
Commuters will appreciate proximity to A3 / E25 - E40 - E42 (Brussels - Leuven - Liège - Eupen - (Aachen, Germany)) (4 minutes) and A4 / E411 - E25 (Brussels - Namur - Arlon - (Luxembourg (city), Luxembourg)) (9 minutes).
Thanks to the "Cambio - Ambiorix" station, you can rent a car when you need one, in under 6 minutes on foot.
Planning a weekend trip or a business journey? "Brussel-Schuman / Bruxelles-Schuman" train station is under 2 minutes away by car.
Tourism
"Brussels Drohme Golf Club" golf can be reached in 13 minutes by car.
An amusement park is 4 minutes away by car :"Parlamentarium - Visite Du Parlement Européen"
A 7 minutes drive away is the "Porte De Hal" castle.
It will take you approximately 6 minutes to reach the museum "Musée Royal De L'Armée Et D'Histoire Militaire (War Heritage Institute)".
In 4 minutes you can reach the "Maison De L'Histoire Européenne" activity.
Transport and local infrastructure make this area pleasant for daily living.