Living in Alleur

The unemployment rate was 13.85% at the start of 2011. Alleur recorded annual PM2.5 of 7 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0723 sources

Median gross salary (region)3,540EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022

Median rent750EUR/month31 Dec 2025Municipality figureOfficial source · Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50

Unemployment rate13.85%1 Jan 2011Municipality figureIndependent source · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011

Recorded crime7,410incidents per 100,000country median 5,167 — 43% aboveOfficial source · Tableau des statistiques de faits criminels par commune, 2025

PM2.5, annual mean7µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency (EEA)

Higher unemployment than 90% of Belgian cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 83% of Belgian cities that publish it.

Which Belgium-wide rules apply when you move to Alleur?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	59.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Proximus Internet Go⁹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Proximus Mobile Maxi¹⁰Official · national market
Median monthly rent	750 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50¹Official · parent municipality

Is Alleur a good place to live?

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Remote worker52%strong on work, weak on safety · range 38–66%

Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on education · range 44–68%

Student34%strong on cost, weak on education · range 21–47%

Family40%strong on housing, weak on education · range 29–51%

Retirement49%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 36–62%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Alleur?

The unemployment rate is about 13.9 % (January 2011).

Unemployment rate: 13.85 % · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011¹⁹

Unemployment across cities in BelgiumUnemployment in Alleur is 13.9%. Of 509 cities with data, 160 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

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0–22–44–66–88–1010–1212–1414–1616–1818–2020–2222–2424–26

Alleur 13.9%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	3,794 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022¹¹Official · regional context
Median gross salary (regional)	3,540 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022¹²Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	13.85 %	1 Jan 2011	Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011¹⁹Independent · parent municipality

What does a salary buy in Alleur?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,552of €2,412 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions.	€2,412
Rentmedian rent of a whole dwelling · official · Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50 · 2025-12-31	− €750
Internet€60 · official · Proximus Internet Go · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€50 · official · Proximus Mobile Maxi · 2026-09-30	− €50
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,552

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Alleur. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

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Safety

How safe is Alleur?

Police recorded about 7,410 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Tableau des statistiques de faits criminels par commune, 2025¹³

Recorded crime across major citiesAlleur highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Brussels24,104

Liège17,918

Ixelles14,236

Charleroi14,026

Leuven12,730

Ghent12,110

Anderlecht11,116

Schaerbeek10,141

Molenbeek-Saint-Jean10,075

Hasselt9,031

Namur8,912

Brugge8,780

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	7,410 incidents per 100,000country median 5,167	31 Dec 2025	Tableau des statistiques de faits criminels par commune, 2025¹³Official

Mobility and administration

Alleur's nearest airport was LGG, 6 km away and offered 7 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	7 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁷Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	6 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	LGG	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official

Climate and air quality

Alleur's monthly mean temperatures were 3.1°C in January and 18.7°C in July. Alleur's monthly precipitation totalled 64.9 mm in January and 79.4 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Alleur?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency (EEA)²

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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6°1°

7°0°

10°3°

15°5°

18°9°

21°12°

24°14°

23°14°

20°11°

15°8°

10°4°

6°2°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.57WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in BelgiumAnnual PM2.5 in Alleur is 7.0 µg/m³. Of 442 cities with data, 142 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

142

2–33–44–55–66–77–88–99–10

Alleur 7.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	7 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency (EEA)²Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 5.6 · Feb 6.6 · Mar 10.5 · Apr 14.7 · May 18.4 · Jun 21.4 · Jul 23.6 · Aug 23.3 · Sep 19.5 · Oct 14.7 · Nov 9.6 · Dec 6.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO³Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 0.6 · Feb 0.5 · Mar 2.5 · Apr 5 · May 8.8 · Jun 11.8 · Jul 13.9 · Aug 13.6 · Sep 10.7 · Oct 7.5 · Nov 4 · Dec 1.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 3.1 · Feb 3.5 · Mar 6.5 · Apr 9.9 · May 13.6 · Jun 16.6 · Jul 18.7 · Aug 18.5 · Sep 15.1 · Oct 11.1 · Nov 6.8 · Dec 3.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 64.9 · Feb 59.5 · Mar 54.5 · Apr 47.5 · May 62.6 · Jun 73.9 · Jul 79.4 · Aug 86.9 · Sep 60.8 · Oct 64.6 · Nov 62.9 · Dec 79.9 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁶Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Belgium: Leuven ±0.3 °C. Elsewhere: Werl (Germany) ±0.4 °C, Baesweiler (Germany) ±0.3 °C, Geilenkirchen (Germany) ±0.3 °C, Juelich (Germany) ±0.3 °C, Linnich (Germany) ±0.3 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Alternatives for people set on Alleur

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Saint-Nicolas as an Alleur alternative in the same region

5 km away, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Annual PM2.5: 6.0 µg/m³ Saint-Nicolas vs 7.0 µg/m³ Alleur−14%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,064 Saint-Nicolas vs 7,410 Alleur−5%
Median gross pay, region: €3,540 Saint-Nicolas vs €3,540 Alleursame level

Full comparison More about Saint-Nicolas

Forest as an Alleur alternative in the same country

Better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Median gross pay, region: €4,340 Forest vs €3,540 Alleur+23%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 13,100 (2024) Forest vs 7,410 (2025) Alleurno percentage
Annual PM2.5: 7.0 µg/m³ Forest vs 7.0 µg/m³ Alleursame level

Full comparison More about Forest

Cities near Alleur

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Ans 1.4 km away

Rent: 750 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Awans 3.6 km away

Rent: 850 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Juprelle 4.9 km away

Rent: 950 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Saint-Nicolas 5.2 km away

Rent: 700 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Grâce-Hollogne 5.3 km away

Rent: 650 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Alleur when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 5 to 18. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: OKAN/OKATN (onthaalonderwijs, reception education for foreign-mother-tongue newcomers). How to enrol a child (belgium.be).

A country-wide rule for Belgium; Alleur's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

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Common questions

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Is the air quality good in Alleur?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency (EEA).

How safe is Alleur?

What is the unemployment rate in Alleur?

The unemployment rate is about 13.9 % (January 2011). Source: Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011.

What is the typical salary around Alleur?

The median gross salary is 3,540 EUR/month. Source: Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022.

Is Alleur a good place to live?

Alleur may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Alleur?

Ans, Awans, Hollogne-aux-Pierres, Juprelle, Vottem are near Alleur. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50 opendata.fin.belgium.be · checked 2026-09-23
European Environment Agency (EEA) air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-06
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Proximus Internet Go proximus.be · checked 2026-09-15
Proximus Mobile Maxi proximus.be · checked 2026-09-15

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Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022 bestat.statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-09-23
Tableau des statistiques de faits criminels par commune, 2025 police.be · checked 2026-10-05
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Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011 Statbel be.STAT · bestat.statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-07-26
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