In Harelbeke, 28,158 people live within a commune of 29.4 km². The average age is close to 42 years, average net annual income is €18,852, and 78% of inhabitants own their homes. The population is 50.1% men. Nationalities are recorded as 94.1% Belgian, 0.9% Moroccan, 0.9% Romanian, 0.8% Polish, 0.6% Spanish, 0.5% Dutch, 0.3% Portuguese and 1.9% other. Households have an average of 1.2 cars. Apartments sit within a housing stock made up of 18.2% apartment buildings and 81.8% houses. Looking at the building categories, 17.6% are buildings and flat blocks; closed houses account for 32.3%, semi-closed houses 28.2%, open houses, farms and castles 18.6%, commercial houses 2.6%, and other types 0.7%. The average construction year is 1960, while homes have an average of 5.6 rooms.
There are 19 flats for sale, with a stated average price of €250,000. The listed range runs from €184,000 to €380,000. Harelbeke’s road connections include the A14/E17, whose entrance is 5 minutes by car from the town centre, and the A17/E403, accessible in 11 minutes. The A14/E17 connects Antwerpen, Sint-Niklaas, Gent and Kortrijk, continuing towards Lille in France; the A17/E403 links Brugge, Kortrijk and Tournai. Nearby access roads include the N36d, N36, N36e and N43. De Lijn bus lines 71, 72, 74, 75 and 89 stop in the area. Stations listed for the area are Vichte, Harelbeke, Kortrijk/Courtrai, Bissegem and Waregem. The transport details provided include buses and trains, with no metro or tram service listed.
For households with children, the commune has 11 nurseries, 11 nursery schools and 11 primary schools. De Kleine Ark and Koetje Boe are among the nurseries; named schools include Vrije Basisschool - De Wingerd, Vrije Basisschool-O.l.v. Van Vreugde and Vrije Basisschool-Heilig Hart. There are 17 secondary schools, including Guldensporencollege 1 and Guldensporencollege 3. Grocery shopping is served by 1 Albert Heijn, 1 Louis Delhaize, 1 Aldi, 1 LIDL, 1 Carrefour, 1 Colruyt and 1 Delhaize.
Harelbeke has 1 Blue-bike station for shared bicycles, 2 Cambio stations for car sharing and 3 electric-car charging stations. Wevelgem Airport can be reached in 11 minutes by car or 62 minutes by public transport. Apartments form part of a local housing mix where houses remain the larger building category; the current sale-market figures for flats are €184,000 to €380,000, with a stated average of €250,000.
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