There are 5,389 inhabitants in Paliseul, spread over 111.3 km². The average age is 40, and women represent 50.2% of the population. Homeowners make up 73% of residents; average annual net income per person is €15,941. Residents are 96.7% Belgian, 1.7% French, 0.3% Romanian, 0.2% Dutch, 0.2% Cameroonian, 0.1% Polish, 0.1% Italian and 0.6% other. The housing stock is mainly houses, which account for 92.9% of buildings, while apartment buildings account for 7.1%. The building types include 56.7% open-type houses, farms and castles, 22.3% semi-closed houses, 6.8% closed houses, 6.5% buildings and flat blocks, 3.9% other types and 3.7% commercial houses. Homes have an average of 6.4 rooms, and buildings date on average from around 1936.
Paliseul has 1 flat listed for rent, at €720 per month. The stated lowest and highest monthly rents are both €720. The road network includes the N95, N808, N816, N819 and N853. Driving from the centre, the A4 / E411–E25 towards Brussels, Namur, Arlon and Luxembourg takes about 15 minutes; the A26 / E25 towards Liège, Bastogne and Neufchâteau is about 28 minutes away. Households own an average of 1.2 cars, compared with 1.3 nationally.
There are 13 bus lines serving the municipality. TEC services include line 31 between Dinant and Falaen, line 66 between Namur, Gesves and Ciney, line 67 between Gedinne, Paliseul and Bouillon, line 8 between Bouillon and Libramont, and line 806 between Poix and Paliseul. The nearest stations to the centre are Paliseul, Carlsbourg, Graide, Bertrix and Gedinne. Childcare and schools include 11 nurseries, 13 nursery schools, 13 primary schools and 2 secondary schools. Examples in the municipality are Ecole Fondamentale Communale De Fays - Paliseul - Framont, Ecole Fondamentale Annexée Bouillon, Institut Saint-Joseph and Athenee Royal De Bouillon - Paliseul.
For groceries and other daily shopping, the listed options are 1 Louis Delhaize and 1 SPAR. There is no shared-bike scheme or shared-car service, and no known EV charging station. Brussels South Charleroi Airport is 72 minutes away by car or 217 minutes by public transport. Among the local businesses are 50 in mixed farming, 36 in logging, 20 in hairdressing and other beauty treatment, and 17 in restaurants and mobile food service activities.
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