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Binche

Binche is a city in Belgium, with a population of 33,841 at the start of 2026. The city covered 61.2 km² in 2025. Population density was 552.8 people per km² in 2026. Gigabit broadband availability was 99.2% in June 2025. Annual NO₂ was 8.44 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. For Binche, annual PM2.5 was 5.37 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

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Higher unemployment than 92% of Belgian cities that publish it, more recorded crime than 75% of Belgian cities that publish it and cleaner air than 79% of Belgian cities that publish it.

Foreign residents2,998 peoplecity · Verified 2026-07-15Official source · Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.
Population33,841 peoplemunicipality · Verified 2026-07-14Official source · Belgium official denominator source
Gigabit broadband availability99.2056 %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 rate15.72 %city · Verified 2026-07-26Independent source · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011
NO₂ — annual mean8.4374 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 mean9.2612 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 Binche may suit

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Remote worker59%strong on work, weak on legal route · range 45–73% from published values
Skilled employee48%strong on work, weak on safety · range 34–62% from published values
Student50%strong on cost, weak on healthcare · range 36–64% from published values
Family45%strong on family, weak on legal route · range 31–59% from published values
Retirement55%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 41–69% from published values

Population and city profile

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Binche residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport91.1%Foreign residents 8.9%

Derived from the published population and foreign-resident counts.

MetricValueVerifiedSource
City area61.2219 km22026-07-15AgingOfficial sourceOfficial cadastral total area by municipality; 2025 superficie totale (ha), converted to km2. Source-backed value
Foreign residents2,998 people2026-07-15FreshOfficial sourceOfficial population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row. Source-backed value
Population density552.76 people/km²2026-07-15FreshOfficial sourceOfficial resident population by Belgian municipality on 1 January 2026; Total column. Source-backed value
Population33,841 people2026-07-14FreshOfficial sourceBelgium official denominator source Source-backed value

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 15.7% at the start of 2011.

Unemployment across cities in BelgiumWhere Binche lands among 487 measured cities
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Belgium per band10–21432–41084–6716–8618–102910–122112–141614–16Binche 15.7%1416–181318–20620–22322–24124–26unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Belgium per band

Published unemployment rates for cities in the same country.

MetricValueVerifiedSource
Gigabit broadband availability99.2056 %2026-07-15AgingOfficial sourceBIPT/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. Source-backed value
Unemployment rate15.72 %country median 5.8% — 173% above2026-07-262011Independent sourceStatbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011 Source-backed value

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesBinche highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Binche highlighted24,104Bruxelles22,795Saint-Gilles17,918Liège14,302Saint-Josse-ten-Noode14,236Ixelles14,026Charleroi12,714Blankenberge12,076Gand11,628Mons11,401Marche-en-Famenne11,116Anderlecht7,051Bincherecorded incidents per 100k residents

Published values for cities using the same metric and unit.

MetricValueVerifiedSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents7,050.6 offences/100kcountry median 5,423 — 30% above2026-07-26AgingIndependent sourceBelgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025 Source-backed value

Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Binche average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND23°1°Daytime highNight-time low

Published monthly climate normals for this city.

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Binche average monthly precipitation, mm0255075100796964486676768464677598JFMAMJJASONDmm

Published monthly climate normals for this city.

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Binche annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5255.4PM2.515409.3PM1010408.4NO₂µg/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 Binche lands among 498 measured cities
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Belgium per band173–4744–5595–6Binche 5.4606–7947–81688–9239–10210–11111–12annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Belgium per band

Published annual means from the same national measurement network.

MetricValueVerifiedSource
NO₂ — annual mean8.4374 µg/m³country median 9.2 — 8% below2026-07-152024Official 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 mean9.2612 µg/m³country median 13.8 — 33% below2026-07-152024Official 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 mean5.3697 µg/m³country median 7.6 — 29% below2026-07-152024Official 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 5.6 · Feb 6.6 · Mar 10.5 · Apr 14.6 · May 18.2 · Jun 21.2 · Jul 23.4 · Aug 23.2 · Sep 19.4 · Oct 14.7 · Nov 9.4 · Dec 6.1 °C2026-07-312020Official sourceWMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station CHARLEROIGOSSELIES_06449.csv Source-backed value · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 0.6 · Feb 0.6 · Mar 2.5 · Apr 4.9 · May 8.5 · Jun 11.5 · Jul 13.6 · Aug 13.3 · Sep 10.3 · Oct 7.3 · Nov 3.9 · Dec 1.4 °C2026-07-312020Official sourceWMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station CHARLEROIGOSSELIES_06449.csv Source-backed value · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 3.1 · Feb 3.6 · Mar 6.5 · Apr 9.8 · May 13.4 · Jun 16.4 · Jul 18.5 · Aug 18.3 · Sep 14.9 · Oct 11 · Nov 6.7 · Dec 3.7 °C2026-07-312020Official sourceWMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station CHARLEROIGOSSELIES_06449.csv Source-backed value · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 78.7 · Feb 68.7 · Mar 64 · Apr 48.2 · May 65.7 · Jun 75.6 · Jul 76.1 · Aug 84.1 · Sep 63.5 · Oct 67.2 · Nov 74.9 · Dec 97.5 mm2026-07-312020Official sourceWMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station CHARLEROIGOSSELIES_06449.csv Source-backed value · nearest-station reading
Annual PM2.5 over time11 published observations, 2014–2024
Annual PM2.5 in Binche by year, µg/m³4.78.011.414.72014201620182020202220245.4µg/m³

Annual PM2.5 fell 51.2% between 2014 and 2024, from 11.0 to 5.4.

Each point keeps the source and period it was published with.

Worked out from these numbers

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

How international is the population?

8.9% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 2,998 people of 33,841 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 Binche?

The unemployment rate is 15.72 %. 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 Binche?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5.3697 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 Binche?

Police recorded 7,050.6 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 Binche?

The published population is 33,841 people. Source: Belgium official denominator source, checked 2026-07-14.

How many foreign residents live in Binche?

2,998 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.

All Belgium cities
Audenarde33,105 residentsMenin34,640 residentsPelt34,698 residentsSchoten34,849 residentsHeusden-Zolder35,032 residentsGrammont35,338 residents

Sources

Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.Official source · Checked 2026-01-01Belgium official denominator sourceOfficial source · Checked 2026-07-14BIPT/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.Official source · Checked 2026-07-15Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011Independent source · Checked 2026-07-26Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 11055; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31Official source · Checked 2024-12-31Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 13019; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31Official source · Checked 2024-12-31

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