Beauvechain, also known as Bevekom, is a municipality with 7,243 inhabitants spread out over an area of 38.6 km². The average age of residents is about 40 years, and the population is slightly more female with 50.6% women. Home ownership is common here, with approximately 80% of people owning their dwellings. The average net income per capita stands at €21,522 annually. The population consists mostly of Belgian nationals at 93.7%, with small minorities from France, Italy, Romania, Spain, Poland, Portugal, and other countries.
Housing in Beauvechain mainly consists of older buildings dating on average from 1938. About 94.3% are houses and just under 6% are apartment buildings. Among these houses, half are open type such as farms or castles, while nearly a third are semi-closed types. Closed type houses make up about 10%, with the remainder including commercial houses and other building types. The average dwelling has about 6.7 rooms, which is higher than the national average.
Currently, there is one house for sale in Beauvechain listed at €998,000—the highest and lowest price recorded here for houses on sale. No apartments are available for sale or rent and no houses for rent are listed at this time. The area benefits from good road connections including the A3/E25-E40-E42 motorway roughly a 7-minute drive from the center, and the A2/E314 accessible within 16 minutes. Main roads N25 and N91 also run through the municipality.
Public transport options include four bus lines serving Beauvechain: De Lijn line 344, and TEC lines 18, 32, and 6, providing connections to nearby towns such as Leuven, Wavre, Jodoigne, and Grez. There are several train stations near the center including Vertrijk and Pécrot. Families will find six nurseries and five nursery schools along with four primary schools; however, there are no secondary schools within the municipality. Shopping needs can be met by three supermarkets: SPAR, LIDL, and Carrefour. Currently, there is no bike-sharing or car-sharing system in place and no electric vehicle charging stations within Beauvechain. Brussels Airport remains the closest major airport accessible in about 25 minutes by car or approximately 93 minutes by public transit.
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