Tournai, also known as Doornik, is a municipality covering 215.3 km² with a resident population of 69,370 people. The demographic here skews slightly towards women, who make up 50.9% of the population. The average age is 42 years. Ownership rates are relatively high, with 58% of residents owning their homes. The average annual net income per person is 17,313€, which gives some context for local housing affordability.
Housing in Tournai largely consists of houses - about 82.9% of the buildings, with the remaining 17.1% being apartment blocks. Houses come in various forms: around 31.2% are closed type, 26.2% include open type houses like farms or castles, and 20.9% are semi-closed types. Most buildings date back to roughly 1930 and feature an average of 5.4 rooms, slightly below the national average of 6.
Currently, there are 117 houses for sale in Tournai. Prices start as low as 95,000€ and can go up to 1,750,000€, with the average house price around 353,430€. For access, Tournai is well connected by major roads including the A16/E42 (Mons - Tournai) and A8/E429 - E42 (Halle - Tournai - Lille), both reachable within 4 minutes from the town center. Other regional roads like N7, N48, N50, R52, and N500 also serve the area.
Public transport options include multiple bus lines operated by TEC such as Lines 1, K, V, W, and Z/, linking Tournai to surrounding areas like Mons and Saint-Ghislain. Nearby train stations include Doornik/Tournai itself and neighboring stops like Froyennes and Antoing. Families will find numerous childcare and schooling options across all levels: 91 nurseries, 52 nursery schools, 51 primary schools, and 22 secondary schools are available within the municipality.
For shopping needs, residents have access to several supermarkets including Carrefour, Intermarché, Louis Delhaize, Trafic, SPAR, Colruyt, and Delhaize. Mobility options include two Cambio car-sharing stations and 14 electric vehicle charging points across the area. Although there is no shared bike system in place, these other transport modes help provide alternatives to private car use. The airport nearest to Tournai is Wevelgem Airport, reachable by car in about 22 minutes or by public transport in roughly 96 minutes.
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