The municipality of Brugge / Bruges has 118,325 residents over 140.9 km². Its average age is about 44, and 64% of residents are homeowners. Average net income per capita is €20,379 per year. The population’s nationalities are 93.8% Belgian, 0.9% Romanian, 0.7% Dutch, 0.5% Polish, 0.3% Afghan, 0.3% French, 0.2% Spanish and 3.3% other; 51.2% of residents are women. Apartment buildings make up 26.9% of dwellings, compared with 73.1% houses. Across the building stock, 25.5% are buildings and flat blocks, 37.7% closed-type houses, 17.7% semi-closed houses, 14% open-type houses, farms or castles, 3.8% commercial houses and 1.3% other types. The average dwelling has 5.5 rooms, and buildings date on average to around 1949.
There are 17 flats for rent in Brugge. The average monthly rent is €947, with listings from €595 to €1,425. The rental market also includes 9 houses, averaging €1,040 per month and ranging from €720 to €1,750. Businesses in the municipality include 615 restaurants and mobile food service companies, 499 hairdressing and beauty-treatment businesses, 416 head offices, 379 management consultancies, 365 legal firms and 296 architectural firms.
For road journeys, the main routes include the N9, R30, R30b, N31 and N32. The A10 / E40 access, serving the Brussels–Aalst–Gent–Brugge–Oostende corridor, is a 6-minute drive from the centre. The A17 / E403 towards Kortrijk and Tournai is 9 minutes away. De Lijn’s Kusttram is line 0, and 64 bus lines pass through Brugge. Train stations listed in the area are Brugge-Sint-Pieters / Bruges-Saint-Pierre, Brugge / Bruges, Oostkamp, Lissewege and Zedelgem. No metro service is included in the transport details.
There are 53 nurseries, 51 nursery schools, 51 primary schools and 57 secondary schools in the municipality. Supermarket choices include 16 Carrefour, 8 Delhaize, 4 Aldi, 3 Louis Delhaize, 3 LIDL, 3 Colruyt, 2 SPAR, 1 Albert Heijn, 1 Bio-Planet and 1 Match / Smatch. Shared mobility is available through 4 Blue-bike stations and 16 Cambio stations; 22 EV charging stations are also located in the municipality. Ostend-Bruges International Airport is 33 minutes away by public transport or 23 minutes by car.