Gembloux is a 96.5 km² municipality with 26,014 residents. Its average age is close to 40; 69% of residents own their homes, and average net income is €20,285 net per year. Women make up 50.5% of the population. Nationalities are 94.2% Belgian, 1.8% French, 0.5% Italian, 0.3% Romanian, 0.3% Moroccan, 0.3% Spanish, 0.2% Portuguese and 2.3% other. The average home has 5.9 rooms, compared with a national average of 6. Buildings average around 1936 in age. Houses account for 75.3% of the stock and apartment buildings for 24.7%. The building-type breakdown is 33.6% open-type houses, farms and castles, 25.4% semi-closed houses, 23.5% buildings and flat blocks, 12.7% closed-type houses, 2.9% commercial houses and 2% other types.
For flats currently on the market, Gembloux has 85 listings for sale. The average asking price is €246,852; the least expensive is €125,000 and the highest-priced is €365,000. There are also 15 houses for sale, averaging €344,567 and ranging from €157,500 to €495,000. The 23.5% figure for buildings and flat blocks refers to the municipality’s overall building types, rather than the share of apartments currently listed. The municipality has 64 properties reported for sale or rent. Its businesses include 107 corporations in business and other management consultancy activities, 74 in mixed farming, 72 in computer consultancy activities, 68 in hairdressing and other beauty treatment, 60 in restaurants and mobile food service activities, and 60 in other human health activities.
TEC buses serving Gembloux include line 32 to Namur, 144a to Jemeppe-sur-Sambre, 147a to Fleurus and Tamines, 148 to Ramillies and Landen, and 347a to Saint-Martin, Tongrinne and Onoz. Train stations in the municipality are Chapelle-Dieu, Gembloux, Lonzée, Ernage and Beuzet. For road journeys, the N4, N29, N93 and N912 are accessible. The A4 / E411 - E25 is 6 minutes by car from the centre, while the A15 / E42 is 9 minutes away. Schools and childcare provision include 34 nurseries, 20 nursery schools, 16 primary schools and 5 secondary schools. Shopping options include 3 Delhaize, 2 Carrefour, 1 Louis Delhaize, 1 Match / Smatch, 1 Trafic, 1 SPAR, 1 LIDL and 1 Colruyt. Gembloux has 4 Cambio car-share stations, no shared bicycles and no known EV charging station. Brussels South Charleroi Airport can be reached in 21 minutes by car or 108 minutes by public transport.