Bever / Biévène is a municipality with a population of 2,159 people spread over 19.2 square kilometers. The residents are mostly homeowners, with 85% owning their homes. The average age here is around 41 years, and the average per capita income is about 20,209 € net per year. There is a slightly higher number of men than women, at 50.4%, and the community is predominantly Belgian at 95.4%, with small percentages of Ukrainians, Italians, Dutch, French, Romanians, and Spaniards.
Housing in Bever / Biévène consists mainly of houses, with 99% of buildings being houses and only 1% apartments. The average house has about 6.3 rooms, a bit above the national average of 6. The building stock tends to date back to around 1930. Most houses are of the open type such as farms or castles (66.9%). There are also semi-closed houses (18.2%) and some closed-type houses (5.3%). Commercial houses and other types make up the remainder.
Currently, there are 11 houses for sale in Bever / Biévène. The average asking price is about 504,108 €, with prices ranging from as low as 210,000 € to as high as 1,590,000 €. There are no houses listed for rent at this time.
Transportation access includes the A8/E429 - E42 motorway just 4 minutes by car from the center, which connects to Halle, Tournai, and Lille in France. The Brussels Ring Road (R0) is about 19 minutes away by car. Main roads N249 and N263 also serve the area. Public transport includes four bus lines operated by De Lijn that connect to nearby towns including Geraardsbergen, Gent, Tongeren, and Liège. The closest train stations are in neighboring areas such as Galmaarden, Tollembeek, and Herne.
For families, there are educational facilities including one nursery called Pierrot 3, two nursery schools and two primary schools under the Gemeentelijke Basisschool - Ak'Cent Bever umbrella. No secondary schools are located within the municipality.
Local amenities include a SPAR supermarket for daily shopping needs. There is currently no bike-sharing or car-sharing service in the municipality, nor any electric vehicle charging stations. The nearest airport is Brussels Airport, reachable in about 46 minutes by car or roughly 145 minutes by public transport.
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