There is a nearby preschool and elementary school: "Ecole Communale De Bilstain", 1 minute away by bike. The nearest nursery is called "C. F." and is 22 minutes' walk away. Institut Sainte-Claire is the most convieniently located high school: just 31 minutes away by bike.
You don’t want to own a car, but you still occasionally need one? There is the "Cambio - Palais De Justice" station where you can rent a shared vehicle just 32 minutes away by bike. The A3 / E25 - E40 - E42 (Brussels - Leuven - Liège - Eupen - (Aachen, Germany)) can be reached in 4 minutes, and the slip road to A27 / E42 (Battice - Verviers - Malmedy - Sankt-Vith - (Bitburg, Germany)) is just a 9 minute drive away. The nearest train station is "Dolhain-Gileppe": reachable in 5 minutes by car, or 35 minutes by public transport. Do you need to charge an electric car? The nearest charging station ("Lidl Dison") is just 11 minutes away by car.
For your food shopping, you have multiple options: "Ad Dolhain" (4 minutes by car), "Lidl Verviers" (12 minutes by car), "Louis Delhaize Verviers-Texaco" (12 minutes by car).
There is a bus line close by: TEC Liège - Verviers - 716 - Bilstain - Dolhain - Goé - Membach - Welkenraedt with a stop reachable in fewer than 3 minutes as a pedestrian.
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