Haaltert has 18,633 inhabitants within 30.5 km². The average age is close to 43, and women account for 50.7% of the population. Home ownership stands at 81%; average net income is €20,923 per year, while households own about 1.3 cars. The nationalities recorded are 96.7% Belgian, 0.7% Dutch, 0.5% Polish, 0.4% Romanian, 0.2% Congolese, 0.2% Spanish, 0.1% Italian and 1.2% other. The municipality’s dwellings are 87.4% houses and 12.6% apartment buildings. The building stock is made up of 38% semi-detached houses, 24.2% terraced houses, 22.2% detached houses, farms and castles, 12.1% buildings and apartment blocks, 2.7% commercial houses and 0.8% other types. Homes average 6.1 rooms; the average year of construction is 1959.
There are 0 apartments for rent and 34 flats for sale. The sale listings average €281,200, with the cheapest at €160,000 and the highest at €355,000. For houses, the rental count is also 0; 29 houses are listed for sale at an average of €405,922, between €164,363 and €575,000. Businesses in Haaltert include 107 hairdressing and beauty-treatment companies, 66 business and management consultancies, 40 computer consultancies, 39 landscape-service firms, 38 restaurants and mobile food services, and 37 joinery-installation firms.
Road access includes the N460, as well as the A10/E40 and R0. From the centre, the A10/E40 entrance is 3 minutes by car; the motorway route runs between Brussels, Aalst, Ghent, Bruges and Ostend. The R0 Brussels ring is 14 minutes away by car. Haaltert is served by 12 De Lijn bus lines. Listed services include line 31 from Genk through Zwartberg to Houthalen, line 32 between Beringen, Paal and Tessenderlo, line 330 between Ninove and Haaltert as a Belbus, line 81 between Deinze, Gavere and Zottegem, and line 87 between Deinze, Aalter and Maldegem. The nearest stations to the centre are Haaltert, Ede, Welle, Erembodegem and Erpe-Mere.
The commune has 9 nurseries, 7 nursery schools and 6 primary schools. These include ’T Molentje, De Melkherberg, Go! Basisschool De Zilverberk Haaltert, Vrije Basisschool - Sint-Aloysius, Go! Basisschool Molenveld and Go! Basisschool De Krekel. There is no secondary school in Haaltert. Grocery shopping options include 2 Delhaize stores, 1 Match / Smatch, 1 Aldi and 1 Colruyt. No shared bicycles or shared cars are available in the commune, and there is no known charging station. Brussels Airport is 25 minutes away by car and 93 minutes by public transport.
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