As 3665

Addresses in As (Hasselt), as which has 8,202 inhabitants in an area 22.1 km² with slightly more women (50.5%) than men in this municipality. The inhabitants are mostly owners (77%) from their homes, they have an average age close to 42 years and their average income is 18,712€ net per year. Households have on average 1.5 cars and is therefore above the average in Belgium (1.3).

Here is an overview of the most common nationalities:
- 93.8% Belgium
- 2.7% Netherlands
- 1% Italy
- 0.3% Poland
- 0.2% Romania
- 0.2% Germany
- 0.2% Portugal
- 1.6% Other

The most common first names for women in As are Maria, Marie, Anna, Rita and Godelieve and the most common first names for men are Jean, Jan, Marc, Peter and Joseph.

The average number of rooms in As is about 6.1 or more than the national average (6). In terms of the age of the buildings, the average is around 1970 with this distribution: 82.7% houses and 17.3% apartment buildings.

More specifically, here is the breakdown by type of building:
- 51.2% open type houses, farms, castles
- 26.2% semi-closed type houses
- 16.7% buildings and flat blocks
- 2.4% houses of the closed type
- 1.9% other types of buildings
- 1.6% commercial houses

The municipality of As has different companies on its territory, here are the most common areas:
- 36 firms present in "hairdressing and other beauty treatment"
- 23 companies present in "activities of head offices"
- 21 corporations active in "restaurants and mobile food service activities"
- 15 corporations active in "construction of residential and non-residential buildings"
- 15 corporations in the field "legal activities"
- 15 companies in the field "business and other management consultancy activities"

Residents of As benefit from an entrance to the A2 / E314 (Leuven - Diest - Genk - Maasmechelen) motorway: it is a 2 minute drive from the centre. The highway A13 / E313 (Antwerpen - Hasselt - Liège) also has an access that can be reached in 15 minutes.

You will have easy access to the following roads in As:
- N75
- N723
- N730
- N730a
- N763

Different supermarkets are available: 1 OKay and 1 Delhaize.

If you have children or are planning to have children, you should know that the commune has 2 nurseries (for example: the nursery "Kameleon" or also "Duizendpootje"), 5 nursery schools ("Go! Basisschool De Duizendpoot As" or "Gemeentelijke Basisschool As"), 3 primary schools ("Gemeentelijke Basisschool As" or "Go! Basisschool De Duizendpoot As" for example) but no secondary school.

The bus is at your disposal in As with 5 lines such as:
- Bus De Lijn, Line 11: Genk - As - Neeroeteren - Maaseik
- Bus De Lijn, Line 183: Genk - Bree - Neerpelt Sneldienst
- Bus De Lijn, Line 40: Genk - Gruitrode - Kinrooi
- Bus De Lijn, Line 8: Genk - Overpelt
- Bus De Lijn, Line 9: Genk - As - Lanklaar - Dilsen - Maasmechelen

The nearest stations to the centre of the town are "Genk", "Bokrijk", "Diepenbeek", "Bilzen", "Zonhoven".

If you need to recharge your electric vehicle, 1 recharging stations are available in As.

In 41 minutes by car or 186 minutes by public transport, the nearest airport is Liège Airport.

The commune has no shared bicycles in its territory at the moment. As has no shared cars at the moment.