Genk 3600

Addresses in Genk (Hasselt) where 66,227 inhabitants are distributed over 87.6 km² with a higher proportion of women (50.6%) than men in this municipality. The average age is 41 years, residents are majority ownership (67%) in their own homes and have an average annual net per capita income of 16,414€. There is an average of 1.3 cars per household and is therefore within the Belgian average.

The most represented nationalities are the following:
- 87.9% Belgium
- 4.2% Italy
- 1.8% Netherlands
- 1.4% Turkey
- 0.7% Bulgaria
- 0.6% Morocco
- 0.5% Greece
- 2.8% Other

Peter, Jan, Marc, Jean and Patrick are the most common first names for men in Genk and Maria, Marie, Anna, Marleen and Rita for women.

In general, the accommodation you will find in Genk has 6.1 rooms is higher than the Belgian average (6). On average, buildings were built around 1966 and the breakdown is as follows: 68.5% houses and 31.5% apartment buildings.

The different types of buildings are distributed as follows:
- 30.4% buildings and flat blocks
- 28.5% semi-closed type houses
- 27.1% open type houses, farms, castles
- 10.4% houses of the closed type
- 2.4% commercial houses
- 1.2% other types of buildings

The municipality of Genk has different companies on its territory, here are the most common areas:
- 280 companies present in "hairdressing and other beauty treatment"
- 230 firms active in "restaurants and mobile food service activities"
- 188 firms active in "business and other management consultancy activities"
- 121 companies in the field "activities of head offices"
- 108 firms present in "electrical installation"
- 104 firms in the domain "legal activities"

Residents of Genk benefit from an entrance to the A2 / E314 (Leuven - Diest - Genk - Maasmechelen) motorway: it is a 3 minute drive from the centre. The highway A13 / E313 (Antwerpen - Hasselt - Liège) also has an access that can be reached in 9 minutes.

In Genk, you will also have access to these main roads:
- N75
- N75A
- N76
- N77
- N702

Different supermarkets are available: 4 SPAR, 4 Aldi, 4 Carrefour, 3 Delhaize, 2 Albert Heijn, 1 Louis Delhaize and 1 Colruyt.

In terms of children's facilities, the municipality contains 10 nurseries (example: "Winnie-Tooh" or "Thor"), 24 nursery schools ("Vrije Basisschool Sint-Jozefsschool" or "Go! Basisschool Het Kompas Genk"), 22 primary schools ("Go! Basisschool Freinet On The Move Genk - Europaschool Sledderlo" or "Vrije Basisschool" for example) and 36 secondary schools ("Atlas College Genk 6" or "Atlas College Genk 3").

The bus is at your disposal in Genk with 25 lines such as:
- Bus De Lijn, Line G1: Sledderlo - Genk Station - Waterschei
- Bus De Lijn, Line G4: Bokrijk - Winterslag - Genk Station - Gelieren
- Bus De Lijn, Line G5: Termien - Genk Station
- Bus De Lijn, Line G6: Genk Station - Waterschei - Zwartberg
- Bus De Lijn, Line G8: Genk Sation-Zwartberg -Opglabbeek N. Kempen-Louwel

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

Genk offers solutions for electric vehicles: 15 stations allow you to recharge your electric car.

In 35 minutes by car or 141 minutes by public transport, the nearest airport is Liège Airport.

You will also have the possibility to rent a bike "Blue-bike" thanks to the 1 stations available in the commune. You will find 3 stations "Cambio" in the commune.