Wemmel 1780

Addresses in Wemmel (Halle-Vilvoorde / Hal-Vilvorde) where 16,491 inhabitants are distributed over 8.8 km² with slightly more women (51.4%) than men in this municipality. The average age is 40 years, residents are mainly owners (62%) in their own homes and have an average annual net per capita income of 21,287€. There is an average of 1.3 cars per household or precisely the national average.

The inhabitants come from these different countries:
- 84.8% Belgium
- 4.4% Romania
- 1.9% France
- 1.4% Italy
- 1.2% Poland
- 1.1% Spain
- 0.8% Morocco
- 4.5% Other

The most common first names for women in Wemmel are Maria, Marie, Martine, Jacqueline and Nicole and the most common first names for men are Jean, Marc, Michel, Philippe and Nicolas.

On average, the homes you come across in Wemmel will have 5.9 rooms or below the Belgian average (6). In terms of the age of the buildings, the average is around 1963 with this distribution: 69.3% houses and 30.7% apartment buildings.

The breakdown by type of building is as follows:
- 32.5% houses of the closed type
- 28.9% buildings and flat blocks
- 20.2% open type houses, farms, castles
- 12.5% semi-closed type houses
- 3.4% other types of buildings
- 2.5% commercial houses

Multiple companies are located in Wemmel and work in these fields:
- 157 corporations active in "business and other management consultancy activities"
- 61 firms active in "construction of residential and non-residential buildings"
- 60 companies in the field "other specialised construction activities n.e.c."
- 56 companies in the field "legal activities"
- 52 companies active in "accounting, bookkeeping and auditing activities/ tax consultancy"
- 50 corporations present in "restaurants and mobile food service activities"

Living in Wemmel, you will not be far from an entrance to the R0 (Brussels ring) motorway, which is 3 minutes by car from the centre of the town. An entrance for the A12 motorway (Brussels - Boom - Antwerpen - (Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands)) is also accessible in 4 minutes.

These main roads pass through Wemmel:
- N290

For your daily shopping, you will find the following shops: 2 Carrefour, 1 Albert Heijn, 1 Louis Delhaize, 1 Delitraiteur, 1 LIDL, 1 Colruyt and 1 Delhaize.

If you have children or are planning to have children, you should know that the commune contains 7 nurseries (example: "Fv Lounidou" or "Stoerenlief"), 5 nursery schools ("Gemeentelijke Basisschool De Wondertuin" or "Gemeentelijke Basisschool"), 5 primary schools (e.g. school "Gemeentelijke Basisschool" or "Vrije Basisschool - Mater Dei") and 2 secondary schools ("Go! Middenschool Campus Wemmel" or "Go! Technisch Atheneum Campus Wemmel").

Wemmel is served by 11 lines of bus including these lines:
- Bus De Lijn, Line 240: Brussel - Wemmel
- Bus De Lijn, Line 241: Brussel - Wemmel - Drijpikkel
- Bus De Lijn, Line 242: Brussel - Wemmel - Asse
- Bus De Lijn, Line 245: Brussel - Dendermonde
- Bus De Lijn, Line 810: Jette - Dilbeek - Ruisbroek - Halle

The nearest stations to the centre of the town are "Zellik", "Jette", "Bockstael", "Sint-Agatha-Berchem / Berchem-Sainte-Agathe", "Tour Et Taxis / Thurn En Taxis".

There is no known charging station in the municipality.

The nearest airport is "Brussels Airport" and is 13 minutes away by car or 21 minutes by public transport.

Unfortunately, the commune does not seem to have any shared bicycles available. Wemmel has no shared cars on its territory.