Kontich 2550

Addresses in Kontich (Antwerpen / Anvers) where 21,115 inhabitants are distributed over 23.8 km² with more women (50.8%) than men in this agglomeration. The inhabitants are in majority owners (78%) from their homes, they have an average age close to 42 years and their average income is 23,207€ net per year. The households own about 1.3 cars or as much as the average in the country.

The inhabitants come from these different countries:
- 94.9% Belgium
- 1.3% Netherlands
- 0.7% Romania
- 0.4% Poland
- 0.2% Iraq
- 0.2% Morocco
- 0.2% Spain
- 1.9% Other

Jan, Marc, Luc, Paul and Dirk are the most common first names for men in Kontich and Maria, Rita, Ann, Ingrid and Marie for women.

In Kontich, the dwellings have on average 5.7 rooms or below the Belgian average (6). The average year of construction of the buildings is 1963 and the dwellings in the municipality are distributed as follows: 75% houses and 25% apartment buildings.

The breakdown by type of building is as follows:
- 28% houses of the closed type
- 24.3% buildings and flat blocks
- 23.2% semi-closed type houses
- 21.9% open type houses, farms, castles
- 1.9% commercial houses
- 0.7% other types of buildings

The municipality of Kontich has different companies on its territory, here are the most common areas:
- 257 companies present in "computer consultancy activities"
- 236 companies present in "business and other management consultancy activities"
- 85 firms present in "hairdressing and other beauty treatment"
- 65 companies active in "renting and operating of own or leased real estate"
- 64 firms present in "computer programming activities"
- 57 corporations in the field "activities of head offices"

Residents of Kontich benefit from an entrance to the A1 / E19 (Brussels - Mechelen - Antwerpen - (Breda, Netherlands)) motorway: it is a 3 minute drive from the centre. The highway A12 (Brussels - Boom - Antwerpen - (Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands)) also has an access that can be reached in 6 minutes.

You will have easy access to the following roads in Kontich:
- N1
- N171
- N173

Several supermarkets are at your disposal in the commune: 2 Delhaize, 1 Albert Heijn, 1 Louis Delhaize, 1 LIDL, 1 Carrefour and 1 Colruyt.

If you have children or are planning to have children, you should know that the commune has 7 nurseries (such as the nursery "Kinderopvang "speel-Goed" Bvba" or "'T Lachebekje Bvba"), 6 nursery schools ("Vrije Basisschool" or "Vrije Basisschool"), 7 primary schools (e.g. school "Vrije Basisschool" or "Gemeentelijke Basisschool - A-Ha!school") and 5 secondary schools ("Vrij Technisch Instituut" or "Sint-Ritacollege Eerste Graad").

12 lines from bus with a stop in Kontich, you will find an overview of the lines:
- Bus De Lijn, Line 130: Lier - Kontich - Wilrijk
- Bus De Lijn, Line 135: Lier - Kontich - Wilrijk
- Bus De Lijn, Line 191: Snelbus Rumst - Kontich - Antwerpen
- Bus De Lijn, Line 91: Hasselt - Lummen - Tessenderlo - Hulst
- Bus De Lijn, Line 92: Diest - Lummen - Heusden

The nearest stations to the centre of the town are "Kontich-Lint", "Hove", "Mortsel-Oude God", "Mortsel-Liersesteenweg", "Boechout".

Do you use an electric car or would you like to switch to this type of vehicle in the near future? Be aware that 5 electric recharging stations are located in the commune of Kontich!

The nearest airport is "Antwerp International Airport (Deurne)" and is 12 minutes away by car or 19 minutes by public transport.

A bicycle "Blue-bike" can be rented through one of the 1 available stations. Kontich has no shared cars on its territory.