For tenants looking for a flat in Mons / Bergen, 37 apartments are currently listed for rent. The average monthly rent is €905, and the range runs from €400 to €2,250. The municipality covers 147.6 km² and has 95,613 inhabitants. Residents have an average age close to 40; 55% own their homes, and average net income is €16,166 per year. Women make up 51.3% of the population. Countries of origin are 84% Belgium, 4.5% Italy, 2.2% France, 0.9% United States, 0.8% Cameroon, 0.7% Spain, 0.7% Romania and 6.3% other countries. There are 0.9 cars per household on average.
Apartment buildings account for 24.4% of the housing stock, with houses making up 75.6%. Across homes in Mons / Bergen, the average is 5.3 rooms and the average year of construction is 1928. Building types are distributed as 23.5% buildings and flat blocks, 37.1% closed houses, 20.2% semi-closed houses, 15.3% open houses, farms and castles, 3.1% commercial houses and 0.8% other types. The N6, N40, N50 and R50 serve the area. The A7 / E19 - E42 entrance is a 2-minute drive from the centre, connecting the Halle–Nivelles–Mons route with Valenciennes in France. The A15 / E42 towards La Louvière, Charleroi, Namur and Liège is 14 minutes away.
Bus services are available on 33 lines with stops in Mons / Bergen. These include TEC line 18 between Mons and Saint-Denis, line 7 between Quiévrain and Mons, line 82 between Mons and Trazegnies, CityO between Mons centre-ville and Hyon, and CityR in Mons centre-ville. The nearest stations to the centre are Bergen / Mons, Nimy, Obourg, Jemappes and Ghlin. The municipality has 75 nurseries, 54 nursery schools, 57 primary schools and 22 secondary schools. Shops across town include 7 Carrefour, 5 Delhaize, 4 Colruyt, 3 Match / Smatch, 2 Louis Delhaize, 2 SPAR, 1 Bio-Planet, 1 Trafic and 1 Intermarché.
There is 1 Blue-bike station for bicycle rental, 6 Cambio stations for shared cars and 6 electric-vehicle charging stations. Brussels South Charleroi Airport is 27 minutes away by car or 123 minutes by public transport. For comparison within the local market, 158 flats are for sale, at an average price of €225,651 and a range from €40,000 to €430,000. The municipality’s business sectors include 319 restaurants and mobile food service activities, 266 hairdressing and beauty-treatment firms, 223 architectural activities, 183 business and management consultancies, 166 legal activities and 127 beverage-serving businesses.