Avelgem is a 22.1 km² commune with 10,158 inhabitants. The average age is 42, and women make up 50.7% of the population. Home ownership is common: 74% of residents own their dwelling. Average net income is €18,356 per person per year, and households have an average of 1.2 cars. The population is 96.7% Belgian; the other recorded nationalities are Polish 0.4%, French 0.4%, Dutch 0.3%, Romanian 0.3%, Slovak 0.2%, Afghan 0.2% and other 1.4%.
Houses account for 86.4% of Avelgem’s dwellings, while apartment buildings account for 13.6%. The housing stock averages 5.8 rooms, and buildings date on average from around 1957. By building type, 30.5% are semi-detached houses, 30% are detached houses, farms or castles, 22.7% are terraced houses, 13.1% are apartment buildings and blocks of flats, 3.3% are commercial houses, and 0.4% are other types. There are currently 2 houses for sale. The stated average price is €801,000, with listed prices ranging from €122,000 to €1,480,000.
The N8, N8e, N36, N353 and N391a pass through Avelgem. From the centre, access to the A14/E17 towards Antwerpen, Sint-Niklaas, Gent, Kortrijk and Lille is a 14-minute drive; the A17/E403 towards Brugge, Kortrijk and Tournai is 16 minutes away by car. Bus services include 9 lines, among them De Lijn lines 65, 85, 91 and 99 and TEC line 97, which runs between Tournai and Ronse. Stations listed for the area are Anzegem, Vichte, Ronse/Renaix, Harelbeke and Waregem.
Families have 6 nurseries, 6 nursery schools, 4 primary schools and 6 secondary schools in the commune. Named options include Zonnetje Avelgem (De Toekomst), Biebelebontseberg, Vrije Basisschool Sint-Jan Berchmans Avelgem, Vrije Kleuterschool and Sint-Paulusschool Campus Sint-Jan Berchmans 1 and 2. Supermarkets include 1 SPAR, 1 Aldi, 1 Carrefour and 1 Colruyt. There are no shared bicycles or shared cars in the commune, and no known EV charging station. Wevelgem Airport is 22 minutes away by car or 62 minutes by public transport.
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