Wortegem-Petegem has 6,397 inhabitants and covers 42.5 km². The average age is about 42 years, while 83% of residents own their homes. Average net income is €21,416 per person each year, and men account for 50.3% of the population. The nationalities recorded are 98.3% Belgian, 0.3% Dutch, 0.3% Polish, 0.2% French, 0.1% Russian, 0.1% Afghan, 0.1% German and 0.7% other. There are currently 0 apartments for rent in the municipality. The listed average, lowest and highest monthly rents are all €0. The 3 houses for sale are priced from €425,000 to €1,875,000, averaging €925,000.
Apartment buildings make up 2.9% of the building stock. The broader breakdown is 64.1% open-type houses, farms and castles, 24.2% semi-detached houses, 5.9% closed-type houses, 2.8% buildings and flat blocks, 2% commercial houses and 1% other types; houses overall account for 97.1%. Homes have an average of 6.4 rooms, and buildings were generally constructed around 1952. The N453 and N494 run through the municipality. A14/E17 access, on the route through Antwerpen, Sint-Niklaas, Gent and Kortrijk towards Lille, is a 10-minute drive from the centre. The A8/E429–E42 towards Tournai and Lille is reachable in about 28 minutes.
Bus travel is served by 4 De Lijn lines: 450, 485, 58 and 83. Their listed connections are Tilburg–Poppel–Turnhout, Leuven–Lubbeek–Tienen, Beringen–Lommel and Antwerpen L.O.–Beveren–Kallo–Kieldrecht. Metro and tram services are not listed. Stations available are Anzegem, Oudenaarde/Audenarde, Eine, Waregem and Vichte. The municipality has 1 nursery, 3 nursery schools and 3 primary schools, with ’T Dolfijntje, Vrije Basisschool De Sterrenboom and Vrije Basisschool ’T Hinkelpad among the named establishments. No secondary school is listed in the municipality.
Wortegem-Petegem has 73 companies in mixed farming, 51 in activities of head offices, 49 in business and other management consultancy, 31 in hairdressing and other beauty treatment, 27 in joinery installation and 23 in residential and non-residential building construction. No supermarkets or shops are identified in the information provided. There are no shared bicycles or shared cars, and no known charging station for electric vehicles. Wevelgem Airport can be reached in 22 minutes by car or 66 minutes by public transport. The average is 1.5 cars per household.
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