Harelbeke is a 29.4 km² commune with 28,158 inhabitants. Residents have an average age close to 42 years, and 78% own their homes. Average net annual income is €18,852. Men make up 50.1% of the population; the nationality figures are 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. The average household has 1.2 cars. Housing is predominantly houses: they account for 81.8% of the stock, while apartment buildings account for 18.2%. By building type, 32.3% are closed houses and 28.2% semi-closed houses; open houses, farms and castles represent 18.6%, buildings and flat blocks 17.6%, commercial houses 2.6% and other types 0.7%. Buildings date on average from 1960, and homes contain an average of 5.6 rooms.
The rental market has 1 house available, at €1,100 per month; the stated lowest and highest monthly rents are both €1,100. For driving, the A14/E17 entrance is 5 minutes from the town centre, and the A17/E403 entrance is 11 minutes away. The A14/E17 runs through Antwerpen, Sint-Niklaas, Gent and Kortrijk towards Lille in France, while the A17/E403 connects Brugge, Kortrijk and Tournai. The N36d, N36, N36e and N43 are among the roads serving Harelbeke. De Lijn bus routes include lines 71, 72, 74, 75 and 89. Stations listed nearby are Harelbeke, Kortrijk/Courtrai, Vichte, Bissegem and Waregem. No metro or tram route is included in the transport information.
Childcare and education provision includes 11 nurseries, 11 nursery schools, 11 primary schools and 17 secondary schools. De Kleine Ark and Koetje Boe are named nurseries. School examples include Vrije Basisschool - De Wingerd, Vrije Basisschool-O.l.v. Van Vreugde, Vrije Basisschool-Heilig Hart, Guldensporencollege 1 and Guldensporencollege 3. For groceries, the commune has 1 branch each of Albert Heijn, Louis Delhaize, Aldi, LIDL, Carrefour, Colruyt and Delhaize.
Shared and lower-emission travel options include 1 Blue-bike station, 2 Cambio car-sharing stations and 3 electric-vehicle charging stations. Wevelgem Airport is 11 minutes away by car, or 62 minutes by public transport. Harelbeke’s housing stock is largely made up of houses, while the current house-rental listing is priced at €1,100 per month.
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