Bredene 8450

Addresses in Bredene (Oostende / Ostende), a municipality of 14.2 km² in which 18,095 people reside with more women (50.2%) than men in this agglomeration. The average age is 44 years, the inhabitants are majority ownership (72%) of their dwelling and have an average per capita income of 19,223€ net per year. There is an average of 1.1 cars per household or less than the national average (1.3).

Citizens come from the following countries:
- 96% Belgium
- 0.5% Netherlands
- 0.4% Poland
- 0.3% Afghanistan
- 0.3% Romania
- 0.3% Iraq
- 0.1% Germany
- 2% Other

The most common first names for women in Bredene are Marie, Maria, Rita, Martine and Monique and the most common first names for men are Patrick, Jean, Marc, Dirk and Luc.

In Bredene, the dwellings have on average 5.2 rooms or below the Belgian average (6). The average year of construction of the buildings is 1974 and the dwellings in the municipality are distributed as follows: 60.4% houses and 39.6% apartment buildings.

The breakdown by type of building is as follows:
- 41.3% other types of buildings
- 22.7% buildings and flat blocks
- 18.9% houses of the closed type
- 8.1% semi-closed type houses
- 7.7% open type houses, farms, castles
- 1.3% commercial houses

Companies in Bredene are located in the following sectors:
- 85 companies in the field "hairdressing and other beauty treatment"
- 58 firms active in "business and other management consultancy activities"
- 47 corporations in the field "restaurants and mobile food service activities"
- 29 corporations active in "plumbing, heat and air conditioning installation"
- 27 corporations active in "activities of head offices"
- 25 companies in the field "camping grounds, recreational vehicle parks and trailer parks"

Residents of Bredene benefit from an entrance to the A10 / E40 (Brussels - Aalst - Gent - Brugge - Oostende) motorway: it is a 8 minute drive from the centre. The highway A18 / E40 (Brugge - Veurne - (Dunkirk, France)) also has an access that can be reached in 15 minutes.

These main roads pass through Bredene:
- N9
- N34
- N320

The following shops are located in the town: 2 SPAR, 1 Albert Heijn, 1 Colruyt and 1 Delhaize.

In terms of children's facilities, the municipality offers 4 nurseries ("Kinderopvang Ukkiepukkie" or "De Speelkadee" for example), 6 nursery schools ("Go! Basisschool Europa Bredene" or "Go! Basisschool De Zandlopertjes Bredene"), 8 primary schools (e.g. school "Vrije Basisschool - De Dorpslinde" or "Vrije Lagere School (Centrum Voor Kinderzorg En Gezinsondersteuning)") and 5 secondary schools ("Go! Atheneum Oostende" or "Koninklijk Werk Ibis").

You will find 1 lines of tram different lines that stop in Bredene:
- Tram De Lijn, line 0 : Kusttram De Panne-Oostende-Knokke

The bus is at your disposal in Bredene with 5 lines such as:
- Bus De Lijn, Line 35: Hasselt - Zonhoven - Boxbergheide - Genk
- Bus De Lijn, Line 4: Hasselt - Kortessem - Tongeren
- Bus De Lijn, Line 46: Hasselt/Zonhoven - Boxbergheide - Genk
- Bus De Lijn, Line 89: Antwerpen L.O. - Kallo - Kieldrecht
- Bus De Lijn, Line 9: Genk - As - Lanklaar - Dilsen - Maasmechelen

The nearest stations to the centre of the town are "Oostende / Ostende", "Blankenberge", "Brugge-Sint-Pieters / Bruges-Saint-Pierre", "Lissewege", "Zwankendamme".

If you need to recharge your electric vehicle, 2 recharging stations are available in Bredene.

The best placed airport in relation to the municipality is "Ostend-Bruges International Airport". It is 20 minutes by public transport or 13 minutes by car.

It would seem that there are no shared bicycles in this commune. Bredene does not offer shared cars.