Addresses in Couvin (Philippeville) where 13,747 inhabitants are distributed over 207 km² with fewer men than women (51.2%). The inhabitants are mostly owners (64%) from their homes, they have an average age close to 43 years and their average income is 15,347€ net per year. There is an average of 1.1 cars per household and is therefore below the national average (1.3).
Here is an overview of the most common nationalities:
- 95.9% Belgium
- 2.4% France
- 0.5% Italy
- 0.2% Spain
- 0.1% Romania
- 0.1% Morocco
- 0.1% Germany
- 0.8% Other
In Couvin, the first names you will hear the most in women are Marie, Françoise, Nathalie, Isabelle and Véronique and for men you will regularly come across Michel, Jean, Philippe, André and Jacques.
On average, the homes you come across in Couvin will have 5.9 rooms or below the Belgian average (6). The average year of construction of the buildings is 1932 and the dwellings in the municipality are distributed as follows: 93.6% houses and 6.4% apartment buildings.
The breakdown by type of building is as follows:
- 41.8% open type houses, farms, castles
- 19.9% semi-closed type houses
- 19.4% houses of the closed type
- 10.7% other types of buildings
- 5.5% buildings and flat blocks
- 2.7% commercial houses
Companies in Couvin are located in the following sectors:
- 54 corporations present in "mixed farming"
- 52 corporations in the field "hairdressing and other beauty treatment"
- 32 companies present in "restaurants and mobile food service activities"
- 25 firms active in "business and other management consultancy activities"
- 24 firms in the domain "other human health activities"
- 23 firms in the domain "joinery installation"
In Couvin, you are close to an access to the highway A54 / E420 (Nivelles - Charleroi): you will be there in 33 minutes from the centre of Couvin. An access to the highway A4 / E411 - E25 (Brussels - Namur - Arlon - (Luxembourg (city), Luxembourg)) can also be reached in 43 minutes.
You will have easy access to the following roads in Couvin:
- N5
- N99
- N589
- N920
- N939
Different supermarkets are available: 1 Louis Delhaize, 1 Match / Smatch, 1 Trafic, 1 SPAR, 1 Aldi, 1 LIDL, 1 Carrefour and 1 Delhaize.
In terms of children's facilities, the municipality offers 5 nurseries ("L'Albatros Des Enfants" or "A. D." for example), 19 nursery schools ("Ecole Fondamentale Communale Des Vallons" or "Ecole Fondamentale Libre Saint-Joseph"), 18 primary schools (e.g. school "Ecole Fondamentale Libre Saint-Joseph" or "Ecole Fondamentale Communale Des Eaux Vives") and 5 secondary schools ("Institut Sainte-Marie" or "Athenee Royal Jean Rey").
You will find 11 lines of bus different lines that stop in Couvin:
- Bus TEC, Line 156c: Chimay - Mariembourg / Pesche
- Bus TEC, Line 451: Charleroi - Philippeville - Couvin
- Bus TEC, Line 59/1: Pesche - Couvin - Cul-des-Sarts - Chimay
- Bus TEC, Line 60/1: Chimay - Gonrieux - Couvin
- Bus TEC, Line E86: Namur - Couvin
The nearest stations to the centre of the town are "Couvin", "Mariembourg", "Philippeville", "Yves-Gomezée", "Walcourt".
There is no known charging station in the municipality.
The best placed airport in relation to the municipality is "Brussels South Charleroi Airport". It is 126 minutes by public transport or 37 minutes by car.
We are not aware of the existence of shared bicycles in this commune. Couvin does not seem to offer shared cars.
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