Retie covers 48.5 km² and is home to 11,396 people. Residents have an average age of 42; 83% own their dwelling, and average net income is €19,170 per person per year. Women account for 50.4% of the population. Recorded nationalities are 89.8% Belgian, 6.5% Dutch, 0.7% Portuguese, 0.5% Polish, 0.4% Romanian, 0.2% Iraqi, 0.2% Russian and 1.8% other. At present, there are 0 houses for rent in Retie. The stated monthly average, lowest rent and highest rent are each €0.
The municipality’s dwellings are 86.7% houses and 13.3% apartment buildings. Homes have an average of 6.1 rooms, and the average construction year of buildings is 1974. Across the building stock, 58% are open-type houses, farms and castles, 14.1% semi-closed houses, 11.8% buildings and flat blocks, 9.4% other types, 5.1% closed houses and 1.6% commercial houses. The current rental listing count for houses is 0. The municipality’s 83% home-ownership rate is part of the local housing picture.
The R18, N18, N118 and N123 are the main roads serving Retie. A drive from the centre to an entrance of the A21/E34 takes 3 minutes; the route runs between Antwerpen, Turnhout and Eindhoven in the Netherlands. The A13/E313 access, for travel towards Antwerpen, Hasselt and Liège, is 19 minutes away. Bus routes listed are De Lijn 380 Leuven–Boutersem–Tienen, 381 Honsem–Boutersem–Tienen, 390 Aarschot–Tielt–Kapellen–Tienen, 391 Tielt–Waanrode–Hoeleden–Tienen and 470 Snelbus Brussel Noord–Haacht. The nearest stations are Mol, Turnhout, Balen/Baelen, Geel and Tielen.
Retie has 3 nurseries, 5 nursery schools and 3 primary schools, and no secondary school is listed. Named examples include De Deugnietjes, Het Bolleboosje, Vrije Kleuterschool - Spelewei and Gemeentelijke Basisschool. For everyday shopping, there is 1 OKay and 1 Delhaize. Electric-car drivers have 1 charging station; shared-bike and shared-car services are not listed. Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) is 34 minutes away by car and 118 minutes by public transport.
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