Addresses in Hechtel-Eksel (Maaseik), as which has 12,419 inhabitants in an area 76.7 km² with a higher proportion of men (50.8%) than women in this municipality. The average age of the inhabitants is about 42 years, they are in majority owners (82%) in their homes and have an average per capita income of 18,096 € net per year. There is an average of 1.4 cars per household or more than the national average (1.3).
The inhabitants come from these different countries:
- 90.3% Belgium
- 6.4% Netherlands
- 0.7% Poland
- 0.4% Romania
- 0.2% Serbia
- 0.2% Turkey
- 0.2% Germany
- 1.7% Other
The most common first names for women in Hechtel-Eksel are Maria, Marie, Anna, Rita and Godelieve and the most common first names for men are Jan, Marc, Jean, Joseph and Peter.
In Hechtel-Eksel, the dwellings have on average 6.7 rooms is higher than the Belgian average (6). In terms of the age of the buildings, the average is around 1973 with this distribution: 90.7% houses and 9.3% apartment buildings.
The different types of buildings are distributed as follows:
- 68.1% open type houses, farms, castles
- 12.1% semi-closed type houses
- 8.6% buildings and flat blocks
- 5.5% other types of buildings
- 3.1% houses of the closed type
- 2.6% commercial houses
Companies in Hechtel-Eksel are located in the following sectors:
- 69 firms active in "hairdressing and other beauty treatment"
- 35 firms active in "joinery installation"
- 33 companies in the field "business and other management consultancy activities"
- 33 companies present in "activities of head offices"
- 25 corporations active in "electrical installation"
- 25 companies in the field "restaurants and mobile food service activities"
Residents of Hechtel-Eksel benefit from an entrance to the A2 / E314 (Leuven - Diest - Genk - Maasmechelen) motorway: it is a 16 minute drive from the centre. The highway A13 / E313 (Antwerpen - Hasselt - Liège) also has an access that can be reached in 22 minutes.
You will have easy access to the following roads in Hechtel-Eksel:
- N73
- N715
- N746
- N747
Different supermarkets are available: 2 Colruyt, 2 Delhaize and 1 Aldi.
As far as children are concerned, the municipality has 3 nurseries (such as the nursery "Vaesen-Van Den Plas" or "Tutjes En Dutjes"), 5 nursery schools ("Vrije Kleuterschool - De Zandkorrel" or "Gemeentelijke Basisschool"), 4 primary schools (examples: "Gemeentelijke Basisschool" or "Go! Basisschool Ter Duinen") and a secondary school ("Don Bosco-College").
8 lines from bus with a stop in Hechtel-Eksel, you will find an overview of the lines:
- Bus De Lijn, Line 14: Hemiksem - Hoboken - Opera
- Bus De Lijn, Line 180: Lommel - Hasselt
- Bus De Lijn, Line 18a: Hasselt - Houthalen - Neerpelt - Achel
- Bus De Lijn, Line 302: Maaseik - Leopoldsburg - Geel
- Bus De Lijn, Line 58: Beringen - Lommel
The nearest stations to the centre of the town are "Leopoldsburg / Bourg-Léopold", "Beverlo", "Zolder", "Heusden", "Beringen".
There is no known charging station in the municipality.
In 57 minutes by car or 280 minutes by public transport, the nearest airport is Liège Airport.
Unfortunately, the commune does not seem to have any shared bicycles available. Hechtel-Eksel has no shared cars at the moment.
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