Addresses in Merelbeke (Gent / Gand), as which has 24,660 inhabitants in an area 37 km² with fewer men than women (50.9%). The average age is 42 years, the inhabitants are mostly owners (75%) of their dwelling and have an average per capita income of 22,985€ net per year. There is an average of 1.3 cars per household or precisely the national average.
The most represented nationalities are the following:
- 95.9% Belgium
- 0.6% Netherlands
- 0.4% Poland
- 0.4% Portugal
- 0.2% Bulgaria
- 0.2% Chinea
- 0.2% Slovakia
- 2% Other
The most common first names for women in Merelbeke are Marie, Rita, Martine, Maria and Marleen and the most common first names for men are Marc, Luc, Peter, Johan and Dirk.
In general, the accommodation you will find in Merelbeke has 6 rooms or precisely the national average. In terms of the age of the buildings, the average is around 1962 with this distribution: 84.5% houses and 15.5% apartment buildings.
There are buildings distributed as follows:
- 35.7% open type houses, farms, castles
- 28.8% semi-closed type houses
- 17.2% houses of the closed type
- 15% buildings and flat blocks
- 2.2% commercial houses
- 0.9% other types of buildings
The municipality of Merelbeke has different companies on its territory, here are the most common areas:
- 180 corporations present in "business and other management consultancy activities"
- 85 corporations in the field "hairdressing and other beauty treatment"
- 78 firms present in "computer consultancy activities"
- 59 corporations present in "activities of head offices"
- 56 firms active in "electrical installation"
- 54 corporations active in "joinery installation"
Living in Merelbeke, you will not be far from an entrance to the A10 / E40 (Brussels - Aalst - Gent - Brugge - Oostende) motorway, which is 3 minutes by car from the centre of the town. An entrance for the A14 / E17 motorway (Antwerpen - Sint-Niklaas - Gent - Kortrijk - (Lille, France)) is also accessible in 5 minutes.
These main roads pass through Merelbeke:
- R4z
- R4
- N444
- N469
Different supermarkets are available: 2 Delhaize, 1 Aldi, 1 LIDL, 1 Carrefour and 1 Colruyt.
As far as children are concerned, the municipality offers 13 nurseries ("'T Bavetje" or "Het Molenhuisje" for example), 11 nursery schools ("Gemeentelijke Basisschool Gilk O Merelbeke" or "Vrije Basisschool"), 12 primary schools ("Vrije Basisschool" or "Vrije Basisschool - Sint Michielsschool" for example) and 3 secondary schools ("Go! Atheneum Merelbeke" or "Go! Lyceum Gent").
Merelbeke is served by 13 lines of bus including these lines:
- Bus De Lijn, Line 42: Landen - Montenaken - Sint-Truiden
- Bus De Lijn, Line 44: Genk - Opglabbeek (Nieuwe Kempen)
- Bus De Lijn, Line 47: Genk - Zonhoven - Halveweg - Houthalen
- Bus De Lijn, Line 48: Hasselt - Peer - Hamont/Neerpelt
- Bus De Lijn, Line 49: Gent Sint-Pieters - Herzele - Geraardsbergen
The nearest stations to the centre of the town are "Merelbeke", "Melle Pw", "Melle", "Landskouter", "Gontrode".
There is no known charging station in the municipality.
In 32 minutes by car or 49 minutes by public transport, the nearest airport is Wevelgem Airport.
The commune has no shared bicycles in its territory at the moment. Thanks to 2 stations "Cambio", you will be able to rent a car when you need one.
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