Beringen is a municipality covering 78.6 square kilometers with a population of 46,346 people. The residents here have an average age of about 41 years, and the majority are homeowners, with 78% of inhabitants owning their homes. The income level sits at an average net per capita income of €17,266 per year. Most of the population is Belgian at 93.7%, with small minorities from Turkey, the Netherlands, Bulgaria, and Italy. The housing stock in Beringen mainly consists of houses, accounting for 83.8% of buildings, with an average construction year around 1972. The average house offers about 6.2 rooms, slightly above the national average.
In terms of types, open type houses, farms, and castles make up just over half (52.2%) of the housing stock, followed by semi-closed houses at 23.3%, while apartment buildings account for 15.7%. The range for houses available for sale in Beringen spans from €185,000 to as high as €1,495,000, with the average price around €402,645. There are currently 51 houses listed for sale.
Living in Beringen provides convenient access to major roads such as N29, N72, and N717. The nearby A13 / E313 motorway is reachable within 4 minutes by car from the town center, connecting Antwerpen, Hasselt, and Liège. Additionally, the A2 / E314 motorway can be accessed in about 9 minutes, facilitating travel towards Leuven, Genk, and beyond. Public transport includes several bus lines serving the area, including lines 23, 32, 58, 7, and 719 from De Lijn, as well as multiple local stations like Beringen and Beverlo.
For everyday needs, residents have access to supermarkets such as SPAR, Aldi, Delhaize, Albert Heijn, OKay, Carrefour, and Colruyt. Educational facilities are well represented with numerous nurseries (15), nursery schools (19), primary schools (18), and secondary schools (6) within the municipality. While there are no shared bicycles or car-sharing services currently available in Beringen, there are two electric vehicle charging stations to support sustainable transportation. Liège Airport is approximately a 40-minute drive away or nearly three hours by public transport from Beringen.
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