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Living in Cerfontaine

In Cerfontaine, the median rent tenants pay is €748 a month (2025).

Annual PM2.5 was 4.02 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Cerfontaine, a city in Belgium, had a population of 5,016 at the start of 2026. For Cerfontaine, annual NO₂ was 3.59 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. The city covered 83.4 km² in 2025. Population density was 60.1 people per km² in 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2434 sources

Population5,016people1 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 rent747.5EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50
Unemployment rate13.58%country median 5.3% — 154% aboveIndependent source · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011
Recorded crime5,044offences per 100,000country median 5,167 — 2% belowIndependent source · Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025
PM2.5, annual mean4.02µg/m³country median 7.4 — 46% 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 89% of Belgian cities that publish it and cleaner air than 95% of Belgian cities that publish it.

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

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
Cerfontaine 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
Dwellings2,212 dwellings1 Jan 2021Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units18Official
Main residence dwellings2,210 dwellings31 Dec 2021Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium)17Official
Median monthly rent747.5 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP501Official

Is Cerfontaine 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 worker57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–65%
Skilled employee50%strong on work, weak on safety · range 42–58%
Student32%strong on cost, weak on work · range 25–39%
Family41%strong on housing, weak on education · range 33–49%
Retirement63%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 53–73%

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 13.6% at the start of 2011.

What is the unemployment rate in Cerfontaine?

The unemployment rate is about 13.6 % (January 2011).

  • Unemployment rate: 13.58 % · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 201125
Unemployment across cities in BelgiumUnemployment in Cerfontaine is 13.6%. 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 availability94.84 %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 rate13.58 %country median 5.3%1 Jan 2011Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 201125Independent

What does a salary buy in Cerfontaine?

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€1,554of €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− €748
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€1,554
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Cerfontaine Salary needed to live in Cerfontaine

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Cerfontaine. 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 Cerfontaine. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools4 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; Cerfontaine's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Cerfontaine?

Police recorded about 5,044 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: 5,044 offences per 100,000 · Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 202524
Recorded crime across major citiesCerfontaine highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Cerfontaine 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
Cerfontaine5,044
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents5,044 offences per 100,000country median 5,16731 Dec 2025Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 202524Independent

Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Cerfontaine?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline.

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

  • PM2.5 — annual mean: 4.02 µg/m³ · Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-3111
Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
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 Cerfontaine is 4.0 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 mean3.59 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 mean6.29 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 mean4.02 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
Average daytime high by monthJan 4.9 · Feb 5.9 · Mar 9.8 · Apr 13.8 · May 17.4 · Jun 20.3 · Jul 22.6 · Aug 22.4 · Sep 18.7 · Oct 13.9 · Nov 8.7 · Dec 5.4 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station FLORENNES_06456.csv23Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -0.1 · Feb -0.2 · Mar 1.8 · Apr 4.3 · May 7.8 · Jun 10.9 · Jul 13 · Aug 12.7 · Sep 9.6 · Oct 6.6 · Nov 3.2 · Dec 0.7 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station FLORENNES_06456.csv23Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 2.4 · Feb 2.9 · Mar 5.8 · Apr 9 · May 12.6 · Jun 15.6 · Jul 17.8 · Aug 17.6 · Sep 14.1 · Oct 10.3 · Nov 5.9 · Dec 3.1 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station FLORENNES_06456.csv23Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 80.9 · Feb 71.4 · Mar 64.6 · Apr 52.5 · May 66.6 · Jun 70 · Jul 69.7 · Aug 77.9 · Sep 60.6 · Oct 69.4 · Nov 71.1 · Dec 97.2 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station FLORENNES_06456.csv23Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

How many people live in Cerfontaine?

The published population was 5,016 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 area83.44 km²1 Jan 2025Official cadastral total area by municipality; 2025 superficie totale (ha), converted to km2.6Official
Foreign residents129 people1 Jan 2026Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.7Official
Population density60.11 people/km²1 Jan 2026Official resident population by Belgian municipality on 1 January 2026; Total column.8Official
Population5,016 people1 Jan 2026Belgium official denominator source2Official

International community in Cerfontaine

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 population4,998100.0%
Born in Belgium4,73894.8%
Born in another EU member state1803.6%
Born in a non-EU country801.6%

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

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 population4,998100.0%
Belgian nationality4,87397.5%
Foreign nationality: other EU member state1002.0%
Foreign nationality: non-EU country240.5%
Not indicated10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source20

Ancestry or ethnicity

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Total Belgian with foreign origin61012.2%
Total population4,998100.0%
Total population — born in Belgium4,73894.8%
Belgian of Belgian origin — total4,26385.3%
Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium4,19383.9%
Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium52010.4%
Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total3867.7%
Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium3717.4%
Total population — born outside Belgium2605.2%
Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total1923.8%
Non-Belgian — total1252.5%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium1192.4%
Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium1002.0%
Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium901.8%
Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium731.5%
Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium701.4%
Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total320.6%
Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium300.6%
Non-Belgian — born in Belgium250.5%
Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium150.3%
Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium20.0%

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

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents born abroad5.2 %1 Jan 2021Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by birthplace19Official
Median age43 years31 Dec 2026Population by place of residence, nationality, marital status, age and sex — 1 January 202612Official

Alternatives for people set on Cerfontaine

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.

Walcourt as a Cerfontaine alternative in the same region

10 km away, better on 1 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

  • Residents: 18,338 Walcourt vs 5,016 Cerfontaine+266%
  • Unemployment: 9.7% Walcourt vs 13.6% Cerfontaine−29%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,911 Walcourt vs 5,044 Cerfontaine+17%
  • Annual PM2.5: 4.4 µg/m³ Walcourt vs 4.0 µg/m³ Cerfontaine+11%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,540 Walcourt vs €3,540 Cerfontainesame level

Cities near Cerfontaine

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

Walcourt 9.5 km away
Rent
750 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31
Philippeville 9.6 km away
Rent
690 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31
Couvin 14.0 km away
Rent
655 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31
Viroinval 14.2 km away
Rent
584.3 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31
Beaumont 14.8 km away
Rent
644.8 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31
Chimay 15.0 km away
Rent
650 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31
Florennes 16.3 km away
Rent
720 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Cerfontaine 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.

Is Cerfontaine part of Charleroi?

Cerfontaine is in the published commuting zone of Charleroi; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Charleroi city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source5

Common questions

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

How many people live in Cerfontaine?

The published population was 5,016 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source.

Is the air quality good in Cerfontaine?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. 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 Cerfontaine?

Police recorded about 5,044 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 Cerfontaine?

The unemployment rate is about 13.6 % (January 2011). Source: Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011.

What is the typical salary around Cerfontaine?

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 Cerfontaine?

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

Is Cerfontaine a good place to live?

Cerfontaine 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.

Is Cerfontaine part of Charleroi?

Cerfontaine is in the published commuting zone of Charleroi; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Cerfontaine?

Walcourt, Philippeville, Couvin, Viroinval, Beaumont are near Cerfontaine. 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 Cerfontaine?

The official country of birth distribution records 4,738 people (94.8%) 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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