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Living in Beloeil

In Beloeil, the median rent tenants pay is €728 a month (2025).

The foreign population count was 917 at the start of 2026. The city covered 62.3 km² in 2025. Population density was 230.5 people per km² in 2026. The unemployment rate was 11.4% at the start of 2011. Beloeil is in Belgium; its population was 14,351 at the start of 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2434 sources

Population14,351people1 Jan 2026Official source · Belgium official denominator source
Median gross salary (region)3,540EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022
Median rent727.5EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50
Unemployment rate11.35%country median 5.3% — 113% aboveIndependent source · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011
Recorded crime5,156offences per 100,000country median 5,167 — about the sameIndependent source · Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025
PM2.5, annual mean5.72µg/m³country median 7.4 — 23% belowOfficial source · Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31

Higher unemployment than 85% of Belgian cities that publish it and cleaner air than 70% of Belgian cities that publish it.

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

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

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Beloeil recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€50
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited59.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Proximus Internet Go13Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB49.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Proximus Mobile Maxi14Official · national market
Dwellings6,108 dwellings1 Jan 2021Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units19Official
Main residence dwellings6,100 dwellings31 Dec 2021Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium)17Official
Median monthly rent727.5 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP501Official

Is Beloeil a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker64%strong on work, weak on safety · range 56–72%
Skilled employee61%strong on work, weak on safety · range 53–69%
Student46%strong on education, weak on safety · range 39–53%
Family50%strong on family, weak on cost · range 42–58%
Retirement63%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 53–73%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Beloeil?

The unemployment rate is about 11.4 % (January 2011).

  • Unemployment rate: 11.35 % · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 201127
Unemployment across cities in BelgiumUnemployment in Beloeil is 11.4%. Of 509 cities with data, 160 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings3,794 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-202215Official · regional context
Gigabit broadband availability98.94 %Jun 2025BIPT/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.3Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,540 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-202216Official · regional context
Unemployment rate11.35 %country median 5.3%1 Jan 2011Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 201127Independent

What does a salary buy in Beloeil?

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

regional median gross pay: €3,540 (Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022, 2022-12-31).
Left over each month€1,574of €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− €728
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€1,574
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Beloeil Salary needed to live in Beloeil

Public employment service

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

Country-level information

Actiris — Public employment service

Actiris Brussels public employment service

Job Search

Le Forem — Public employment service

Le Forem Walloon public employment and training service

Job SearchRegistration

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Beloeil. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools14 schools31 Oct 2025FASE 2025/26 official school establishment register4Official

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; Beloeil's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Beloeil?

Police recorded about 5,156 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source.

  • Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents: 5,156 offences per 100,000 · Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 202524
Recorded crime across major citiesBeloeil highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Beloeil highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Brussels24,104
Liège17,918
Charleroi14,026
Leuven12,730
Ghent12,110
Anderlecht11,116
Schaerbeek10,141
Molenbeek-Saint-Jean10,075
Hasselt9,031
Namur8,912
Brugge8,780
Beloeil5,156
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents5,156 offences per 100,000country median 5,167 — about the same31 Dec 2025Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 202524Independent

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Nearest airportKJK3 Aug 2026OurAirports12Official
Distance to nearest airport48 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports12Official

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 5.72 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Annual NO₂ was 6.95 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in Beloeil?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

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

  • PM2.5 — annual mean: 5.72 µg/m³ · Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-3111
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

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 Beloeil is 5.7 µg/m³. Of 442 cities with data, 142 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean6.95 µg/m³country median 9.031 Dec 2024Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 11055; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-319Official
PM10 — annual mean9.66 µg/m³country median 13.131 Dec 2024Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 13019; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-3110Official
PM2.5 — annual mean5.72 µg/m³country median 7.431 Dec 2024Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-3111Official
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 13.38 · Feb 17.91 · Mar 20.78 · Apr 25.88 · May 28.61 · Jun 30.84 · Jul 36.62 · Aug 34.02 · Sep 31.32 · Oct 25.31 · Nov 19.35 · Dec 14.62 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center5Official
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -11.44 · Feb -12.83 · Mar -9.83 · Apr -4.59 · May 0.69 · Jun 3.35 · Jul 6.98 · Aug 5.96 · Sep 2.95 · Oct -4.53 · Nov -4.88 · Dec -10.33 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center5Official
Average temperature by monthJan 2.51 · Feb 3.08 · Mar 5.88 · Apr 9.52 · May 13.1 · Jun 16.35 · Jul 18.19 · Aug 17.73 · Sep 14.69 · Oct 10.97 · Nov 6.58 · Dec 3.24 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center5Official
Annual PM2.5 over time11 published observations, 2014–2024

Annual PM2.5 fell 48.0% between 2014 and 2024, from 11.0 to 5.7.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Beloeil?

The published population was 14,351 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source2

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area62.26 km²1 Jan 2025Official cadastral total area by municipality; 2025 superficie totale (ha), converted to km2.6Official
Foreign-resident share6.22 %31 Dec 2025Statbel (Statistics Belgium)18Official
Foreign residents917 people1 Jan 2026Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.7Official
Population density230.5 people/km²1 Jan 2026Official resident population by Belgian municipality on 1 January 2026; Total column.8Official
Population14,351 people1 Jan 2026Belgium official denominator source2Official

International community in Beloeil

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

All persons in Statbel Census 2021 municipality rows; the published male and female category rows are summed to total sex · 2021-01-01

Published groupPeopleShare
Total population14,074100.0%
Born in Belgium12,76190.7%
Born in another EU member state9887.0%
Born in a non-EU country3242.3%
Not indicated10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source23

Citizenship

All persons in Statbel Census 2021 municipality rows; the published male and female category rows are summed to total sex · 2021-01-01

Published groupPeopleShare
Total population14,074100.0%
Belgian nationality13,19593.8%
Foreign nationality: other EU member state7715.5%
Foreign nationality: non-EU country1080.8%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source21

Ancestry or ethnicity

All persons in the Statbel 2021-01-01 municipal origin publication · 2021-01-01

Published groupPeopleShare
Total Belgian with foreign origin2,67419.0%
Total population14,074100.0%
Total population — born in Belgium12,76190.7%
Belgian of Belgian origin — total10,52174.8%
Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium10,35073.5%
Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium2,28716.2%
Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total1,58411.3%
Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium1,53210.9%
Total population — born outside Belgium1,3139.3%
Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total8996.4%
Non-Belgian — total8796.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium7555.4%
Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium5734.1%
Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium3872.7%
Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium3262.3%
Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total1911.4%
Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium1821.3%
Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium1711.2%
Non-Belgian — born in Belgium1240.9%
Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium520.4%
Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium90.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source22

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents born abroad9.32 %1 Jan 2021Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by birthplace20Official
Median age42 years31 Dec 2026Population by place of residence, nationality, marital status, age and sex — 1 January 202618Official

Alternatives for people set on Beloeil

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.

Chièvres as a Beloeil alternative in the same region

8 km away, better on 2 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

  • Unemployment: 8.1% Chièvres vs 11.4% Beloeil−28%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,192 Chièvres vs 5,156 Beloeil−19%
  • Foreign residents: 4.3% Chièvres vs 6.2% Beloeil−31%
  • Residents: 7,133 Chièvres vs 14,351 Beloeil−50%
  • Annual PM2.5: 6.9 µg/m³ Chièvres vs 5.7 µg/m³ Beloeil+20%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,540 Chièvres vs €3,540 Beloeilsame level
  • Nearest airport: 48.0 km Chièvres vs 48.0 km Beloeilsame level

Lokeren as a Beloeil alternative in the same country

66 km away, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Residents: 50,897 Lokeren vs 14,351 Beloeil+255%
  • Unemployment: 5.3% Lokeren vs 11.4% Beloeil−53%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,285 Lokeren vs 5,156 Beloeil+41%
  • Foreign residents: 8.7% Lokeren vs 6.2% Beloeil+40%
  • Nearest airport: 21.0 km Lokeren vs 48.0 km Beloeil−56%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,711 Lokeren vs €3,540 Beloeil+5%

Cities near Beloeil

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

Bernissart 7.3 km away
Rent
715 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31
Chièvres 8.1 km away
Rent
750 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31
Péruwelz 9.3 km away
Rent
700 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31
Hensies 11.4 km away
Rent
550 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31
Saint-Ghislain 11.7 km away
Rent
750 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in Belgium

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Beloeil 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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Common questions

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

How many people live in Beloeil?

The published population was 14,351 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source.

Is the air quality good in Beloeil?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31.

How safe is Beloeil?

Police recorded about 5,156 incidents per 100,000 (2025). 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.

What is the unemployment rate in Beloeil?

The unemployment rate is about 11.4 % (January 2011). Source: Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011.

What is the typical salary around Beloeil?

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

How many foreign residents live in Beloeil?

917 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row..

Is Beloeil a good place to live?

Beloeil 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 Beloeil?

Bernissart, Chièvres, Péruwelz, Baudour, Leuze are near Beloeil. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Born in Belgium live in Beloeil?

The official country of birth distribution records 12,761 people (90.7%) in the source-defined population for 2021-01-01. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Beloeil, Belgium: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 7ba9dce0de2337a1c8d3bfa15aba8026]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/beloeil/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Beloeil, Belgium: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  date = {2026-10-16},
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}
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