Addresses in Grimbergen (Halle-Vilvoorde / Hal-Vilvorde), a municipality of 38.7 km² in which 37,542 people reside with a higher proportion of women (51.7%) than men in this municipality. The inhabitants are majority ownership (69%) from their homes, they have an average age close to 41 years and their average income is 21,545€ net per year. The households own about 1.3 cars and is therefore within the Belgian average.
Citizens come from the following countries:
- 88.7% Belgium
- 2.1% Romania
- 1.2% Poland
- 1.1% Italy
- 0.9% Netherlands
- 0.8% France
- 0.8% Spain
- 4.4% Other
Jean, Marc, Patrick, Jan and Luc are the most common first names for men in Grimbergen and Maria, Marie, Monique, Anne and Nathalie for women.
On average, the homes you come across in Grimbergen will have 5.7 rooms or below the Belgian average (6). In terms of the age of the buildings, the average is around 1962 with this distribution: 65.9% houses and 34.1% apartment buildings.
More specifically, here is the breakdown by type of building:
- 33.3% buildings and flat blocks
- 24.8% houses of the closed type
- 21.9% open type houses, farms, castles
- 17.7% semi-closed type houses
- 1.8% commercial houses
- 0.4% other types of buildings
The municipality of Grimbergen has different companies on its territory, here are the most common areas:
- 175 corporations active in "business and other management consultancy activities"
- 115 firms active in "hairdressing and other beauty treatment"
- 105 firms present in "public relations and communication activities"
- 101 firms active in "legal activities"
- 97 firms active in "other business support service activities n.e.c."
- 83 corporations in the field "other specialised construction activities n.e.c."
Living in Grimbergen, you will not be far from an entrance to the R0 (Brussels ring) motorway, which is 11 minutes by car from the centre of the town. An entrance for the A1 / E19 motorway (Brussels - Mechelen - Antwerpen - (Breda, Netherlands)) is also accessible in 11 minutes.
In Grimbergen, you will also have access to these main roads:
- R22
- N202
- N211
- N211a
- N260
Several supermarkets are at your disposal in the commune: 6 Louis Delhaize, 4 Carrefour, 3 Delhaize, 1 Bio-Planet, 1 Delitraiteur, 1 LIDL and 1 Colruyt.
In terms of children's facilities, the municipality contains 11 nurseries (example: "L'Île Aux Enfants" or "Babilou Grimbergen"), 9 nursery schools ("Go! Basisschool De Regenboog" or "Gemeentelijke Basisschool - Mozaïek"), 10 primary schools (e.g. school "Gemeentelijke Basisschool - 'T Villegastje" or "Vrije Basisschool - Sint-Jozef") and a secondary school ("Go! Atheneum Grimbergen - Campus Fenix").
Grimbergen is served by 18 lines of bus including these lines:
- Bus De Lijn, Line 230: Brussel - Grimbergen - Humbeek
- Bus De Lijn, Line 231: Brussel - Het Voor - Grimbergen - Kapelle-o/d-Bos
- Bus De Lijn, Line 232: Brussel - Het Voor - Grimbergen - Verbrande Brug
- Bus De Lijn, Line 820: Jette - Vilvoorde - Zaventem
- Bus De Lijn, Line 821: Merchtem - Grimbergen - Vilvoorde - Zaventem
Here is the choice in the available stations: "Vilvoorde / Vilvorde", "Eppegem", "Buda", "Weerde", "Haren-Sud / Haren-Zuid".
Within the perimeter of Grimbergen, you will find 6 recharging stations for your electric vehicle.
The nearest airport is "Brussels Airport" and is 18 minutes away by car or 28 minutes by public transport.
Unfortunately, the commune does not seem to have any shared bicycles available. Grimbergen does not seem to offer shared cars.
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