Veurne / Furnes has 11,903 residents within a municipal area of 97.2 kmΒ². The average age is about 44, and 71% of residents own their homes. Average net income per person is β¬18,365 annually. The population is 96.9% Belgian, 0.8% French, 0.4% Polish, 0.3% Romanian, 0.3% Somali, 0.2% Dutch, 0.1% Portuguese and 1% other nationalities; women account for 50.8%. No houses are currently listed for rent in the municipality. The supplied average monthly rent and the listed high and low rents are all β¬0.
The local housing stock comprises 81% houses and 19% apartment buildings. By building type, 30% are closed-type houses, 25.7% open-type houses, farms or castles, and 19.9% semi-closed-type houses. Buildings and flat blocks account for 17.7%, commercial houses for 4.2%, and other building types for 2.6%. Homes average 5.7 rooms, and buildings have an average construction year of 1945. These figures give a picture of the housing in Veurne, alongside the current count of 0 houses available to rent.
The N8, N8g, N35 and N39 serve the municipality. From the centre, the A18 / E40 is 2 minutes away; the A10 / E40 can be reached in 24 minutes. De Lijn buses stopping in Veurne include lines 32, 56, 57, 68 and 69. The listed station choices are Veurne / Furnes, Koksijde / Coxyde, De Panne / La Panne, Diksmuide / Dixmude and Poperinge. There are 7 nurseries, 9 nursery schools, 8 primary schools and 5 secondary schools locally. Supermarkets include 1 SPAR, 1 Carrefour and 1 Colruyt.
For electric vehicles, 2 charging stations are available in Veurne / Furnes. The municipality has no shared-bike or shared-car service. Ostend-Bruges International Airport is 24 minutes away by car and 33 minutes by public transport. Local businesses include 159 mixed-farming companies, 66 hairdressing and beauty-treatment businesses, 50 restaurants and mobile food-service firms, 49 head-office activities, 39 residential and non-residential building construction companies, and 30 companies renting or operating real estate.