Binche has 33,473 inhabitants across 61.2 km². The average age is close to 42, and 67% of residents own their homes. The average net income is €16,228 per year. Women make up 52.1% of the population. Nationalities are 91.3% Belgian, 5.8% Italian, 1% French, 0.3% Algerian, 0.2% Greek, 0.2% Moroccan, 0.1% Spanish and 1.1% other. The local housing stock is predominantly houses: 88.2% of dwellings are houses and 11.8% are in apartment buildings. Buildings date on average from 1925, and homes have an average of 5.5 rooms. By building type, 35.2% are closed houses, 27.8% semi-closed houses, 21.8% open houses, farms or castles, 11.4% buildings and flat blocks, 3.2% commercial houses and 0.6% other types.
There are 20 houses for sale in Binche. The average asking price is €264,150, with listings ranging from €79,000 to €780,000. The N27, N55, N90 and N563 pass through the municipality. By car, the A7 / E19–E42 entrance is 7 minutes away and the A15 / E42 entrance is 11 minutes from the town centre. Bus services include TEC lines 132 between La Louvière, Morlanwelz and Binche; 133 between La Louvière, Binche and Morlanwelz; 136 between Anderlues and La Louvière; 22 between Mons and Binche; and 34/ between Mons and Binche. Binche, Leval, La Louvière-Zuid / La Louvière-Sud, La Louvière-Centrum / La Louvière-Centre and Morlanwelz are the listed stations.
Families have 10 nurseries, 23 nursery schools, 24 primary schools and 3 secondary schools in the municipality. Examples include B. B. and Bénédicte Rochez nurseries, Ecole Communale Fondamentale Binche I and II, and College Notre-Dame De Bon Secours and Athenee Royal De Binche. For shopping, there are 2 Carrefour stores, 2 Colruyt stores, 1 Match / Smatch, 1 Trafic, 1 SPAR and 1 Delhaize. There are 99 companies in residential and non-residential building construction, alongside 54 in other specialised construction activities and 41 in architectural activities.
The municipality has no known charging station and no shared bicycles or shared cars. Brussels South Charleroi Airport is 22 minutes away by car or 96 minutes by public transport. These local connections sit alongside a housing market where houses account for most of the building stock, with both closed and semi-closed types well represented. The current listings span a wide price range, from €79,000 up to €780,000, with an average of €264,150.
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