Audenarde

Audenarde is a city in Belgium. For Audenarde, the unemployment rate was 3.89% at the start of 2011. Its population was 33,105 at the start of 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 98.1% in June 2025.

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Lower unemployment than 72% of Belgian cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 73% of Belgian cities that publish it.

Foreign residents2,546 peoplecity · Verified 2026-07-15Official source · Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.
Population33,105 peoplemunicipality · Verified 2026-07-14Official source · Belgium official denominator source
Gigabit broadband availability98.0502 %city · Verified 2026-07-15Official source · BIPT/IBPT fixed broadband Atlas municipality row: H_rate_1000 is the share of households with access to fixed broadband at a maximum attainable speed of at least 1,000 Mbps; availability, not subscribed plan or measured speed. H_1000 is the covered-household count and total_households is the denominator.
Unemployment rate3.89 %city · Verified 2026-07-26Independent source · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011
NO₂ — annual mean9.8071 µg/m³city · Verified 2026-07-15Official source · Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 11055; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31
PM10 — annual mean14.0904 µg/m³city · Verified 2026-07-15Official source · Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 13019; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-07-31

Who Audenarde may suit

Relative profile scores use comparable published values. They are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker52%strong on work, weak on legal route · range 38–66% from published values
Skilled employee47%strong on work, weak on safety · range 33–61% from published values
Student44%strong on cost, weak on healthcare · range 30–58% from published values
Family49%strong on family, weak on legal route · range 35–63% from published values
Retirement49%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 35–63% from published values

Population and city profile

The city covered 68.9 km² in 2025. Population density was 480.3 people per km² in 2026.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Audenarde residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport92.3%Foreign residents 7.7%

Derived from the published population and foreign-resident counts.

MetricValueVerifiedSource
City area68.9191 km22026-07-15AgingOfficial sourceOfficial cadastral total area by municipality; 2025 superficie totale (ha), converted to km2. Source-backed value
Foreign residents2,546 people2026-07-15FreshOfficial sourceOfficial population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row. Source-backed value
Population density480.3456 people/km²2026-07-15FreshOfficial sourceOfficial resident population by Belgian municipality on 1 January 2026; Total column. Source-backed value
Population33,105 people2026-07-14FreshOfficial sourceBelgium official denominator source Source-backed value

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in BelgiumWhere Audenarde lands among 487 measured cities
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Belgium per band10–21432–4Audenarde 3.9%1084–6716–8618–102910–122112–141614–161416–181318–20620–22322–24124–26unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Belgium per band

Published unemployment rates for cities in the same country.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesAudenarde highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Audenarde highlighted24,104Bruxelles22,795Saint-Gilles17,918Liège14,302Saint-Josse-ten-Noode14,236Ixelles14,026Charleroi12,714Blankenberge12,076Gand11,628Mons11,401Marche-en-Famenne11,116Anderlecht6,923Audenarderecorded incidents per 100k residents

Published values for cities using the same metric and unit.

MetricValueVerifiedSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents6,923.4 offences/100kcountry median 5,423 — 28% above2026-07-26AgingIndependent sourceBelgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025 Source-backed value

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 7.75 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Annual NO₂ was 9.81 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Audenarde average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND24°Daytime highNight-time low

Published monthly climate normals for this city.

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Audenarde average monthly precipitation, mm0255075100685653445570728067687984JFMAMJJASONDmm

Published monthly climate normals for this city.

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Audenarde annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5257.7PM2.5154014.1PM1010409.8NO₂µg/m³

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

PM2.5 across cities in BelgiumWhere Audenarde lands among 498 measured cities
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Belgium per band173–4744–5595–6606–7947–8Audenarde 7.71688–9239–10210–11111–12annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Belgium per band

Published annual means from the same national measurement network.

MetricValueVerifiedSource
NO₂ — annual mean9.8071 µg/m³country median 9.2 — 6% above2026-07-152024Official sourceOfficial RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 11055; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31 Source-backed value
PM10 — annual mean14.0904 µg/m³country median 13.8 — 2% above2026-07-152024Official sourceOfficial RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 13019; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31 Source-backed value
PM2.5 — annual mean7.747 µg/m³country median 7.6 — 2% above2026-07-152024Official sourceOfficial RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31 Source-backed value
Average daytime high by monthJan 6.6 · Feb 7.6 · Mar 11.1 · Apr 15.2 · May 18.6 · Jun 21.4 · Jul 23.6 · Aug 23.5 · Sep 20 · Oct 15.4 · Nov 10.3 · Dec 7 °C2026-07-312020Official sourceWMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SEMMERZAKE_06428.csv Source-backed value · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 1.4 · Feb 1.3 · Mar 3.1 · Apr 5.3 · May 9 · Jun 11.9 · Jul 13.9 · Aug 13.5 · Sep 10.7 · Oct 7.8 · Nov 4.6 · Dec 2.1 °C2026-07-312020Official sourceWMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SEMMERZAKE_06428.csv Source-backed value · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 4 · Feb 4.4 · Mar 7.1 · Apr 10.2 · May 13.8 · Jun 16.7 · Jul 18.7 · Aug 18.5 · Sep 15.4 · Oct 11.6 · Nov 7.5 · Dec 4.6 °C2026-07-312020Official sourceWMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SEMMERZAKE_06428.csv Source-backed value · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 67.8 · Feb 55.5 · Mar 53.1 · Apr 43.5 · May 55.3 · Jun 69.9 · Jul 72.4 · Aug 79.8 · Sep 67 · Oct 67.7 · Nov 78.6 · Dec 83.9 mm2026-07-312020Official sourceWMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SEMMERZAKE_06428.csv Source-backed value · nearest-station reading

Worked out from these numbers

Arithmetic on the published values above. Each one names what it assumed.

How international is the population?

7.7% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 2,546 people of 33,105 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the unemployment rate in Audenarde?

The unemployment rate is 3.89 %. Source: Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011, checked 2026-07-26.

Is the air quality good in Audenarde?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7.747 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31, checked 2026-07-15.

How safe is Audenarde?

Police recorded 6,923.4 offences/100k. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025, checked 2026-07-26.

How many people live in Audenarde?

The published population is 33,105 people. Source: Belgium official denominator source, checked 2026-07-14.

How many foreign residents live in Audenarde?

2,546 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row., checked 2026-07-15.

Cities of a similar size in Belgium

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

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Sources

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