Addresses in Saint-Gilles / Sint-Gillis (Brussel-Hoofdstad / Bruxelles-Capitale) where 50,267 inhabitants are distributed over 2.5 km² with slightly more men (50.2%) than women in this municipality. The inhabitants are mostly tenants (74%) from their homes, they have an average age close to 36 years and their average income is 13,438€ net per year. Households have on average 0.4 cars is lower than the national average (1.3).
The most represented nationalities are the following:
- 52.8% Belgium
- 11.3% France
- 5.1% Portugal
- 4.5% Italy
- 4% Spain
- 3.1% Morocco
- 2.8% Romania
- 16.4% Other
The most common first names for women in Saint-Gilles / Sint-Gillis are Maria, Fatima, Marie, Sarah and Anna and the most common first names for men are Mohamed, José, Jean, Mohammed and Nicolas.
In general, the accommodation you will find in Saint-Gilles / Sint-Gillis has 4.3 rooms or less than the national average (6). In terms of the age of the buildings, the average is around 1903 with this distribution: 50.3% houses and 49.7% apartment buildings.
There are buildings distributed as follows:
- 43.5% houses of the closed type
- 43.2% buildings and flat blocks
- 12.5% commercial houses
- 0.7% other types of buildings
- 0.1% semi-closed type houses
- 0% open type houses, farms, castles
The municipality of Saint-Gilles / Sint-Gillis has different companies on its territory, here are the most common areas:
- 333 companies in the field "legal activities"
- 309 firms present in "architectural activities"
- 292 companies present in "business and other management consultancy activities"
- 272 companies active in "restaurants and mobile food service activities"
- 145 firms in the domain "public relations and communication activities"
- 141 firms present in "beverage serving activities"
The motorway R0 (Brussels ring) is easily accessible to the residents of Saint-Gilles / Sint-Gillis: 7 minutes drive is enough from the centre. In addition, there is also access to the A4 / E411 - E25 motorway. (Brussels - Namur - Arlon - (Luxembourg (city), Luxembourg)) to 11 minutes.
These main roads pass through Saint-Gilles / Sint-Gillis:
- N261
- N266
Several supermarkets are at your disposal in the commune: 7 Carrefour, 6 Delhaize, 2 Louis Delhaize and 1 OKay.
If you have children or are planning to have children, you should know that the commune has 29 nurseries (for example: the nursery "L'Amandoline" or also "Copains Copines"), 14 nursery schools ("Ecole Sainte-Marie" or "Ecole Communale 1/2"), 16 primary schools ("Ecole Communale Peter Pan" or "Ecole Fondamentale Annexée Victor Horta - Saint-Gilles" for example) and 6 secondary schools ("Athenee Royal Victor Horta" or "Institut Saint-Jean-Baptiste De La Salle").
The metro is at your disposal in Saint-Gilles / Sint-Gillis with 2 lines such as:
- Metro STIB, line 2 : SIMONIS - ELISABETH
- Metro STIB, line 6 : ROI BAUDOUIN - ELISABETH
The tram is at your disposal in Saint-Gilles / Sint-Gillis with 7 lines such as:
- Tram STIB, line 3 : ESPLANADE - CHURCHILL
- Tram STIB, line 4 : GARE DU NORD - STALLE (P)
- Tram STIB, line 51 : STADE - VAN HAELEN
- Tram STIB, line 81 : MARIUS RENARD - MONTGOMERY
- Tram STIB, line 92 : SCHAERBEEK GARE - FORT-JACO
The bus is at your disposal in Saint-Gilles / Sint-Gillis with 25 lines such as:
- Bus De Lijn, Line 136: Groot-bijgaarden - Diesdelle - Alsemberg
- Bus STIB, Line 48: ANNEESSENS - DECROLY
- Bus STIB, Line 49: GARE DU MIDI - SIMONIS
- Bus STIB, Line 50: GARE DU MIDI - LOT STATION
- Bus TEC, Line W: Bruxelles/Brussel - Waterloo - Braine-l'Alleud
Here is the choice in the available stations: "Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi", "Brussel-Kapellekerk / Bruxelles-Chapelle", "Brussel-Centraal / Bruxelles-Central", "Germoir / Mouterij", "Brussel-Luxemburg / Bruxelles-Luxembourg".
If you need to recharge your electric vehicle, 4 recharging stations are available in Saint-Gilles / Sint-Gillis.
The best placed airport in relation to the municipality is "Brussels Airport". It is 23 minutes by public transport or 15 minutes by car.
You will also have the possibility to rent a bike "Villo!" thanks to the 12 stations available in the commune. Thanks to 14 stations "Cambio", you will be able to rent a car when you need one.
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