Living in Hastière

Hastière is a city in Belgium. The unemployment rate was 20.4% at the start of 2011. For Hastière, the foreign population count was 359 at the start of 2026. Its population was 6,077 at the start of 2026. The city covered 56.6 km² in 2025. Population density was 107.4 people per km² in 2026.

Higher unemployment than 98% of Belgian cities that publish it, more recorded crime than 67% of Belgian cities that publish it and cleaner air than 90% of Belgian cities that publish it.

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

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

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in BelgiumNational rates and thresholds that apply in Hastière.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent or cost figure is published for Hastière yet. Belgium has country-level context; it is not substituted for this city.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Dwellings	3,139 dwellings	1 Jan 2021	Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units¹¹Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings	3,068 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium)¹⁰Official

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Hastière?

The unemployment rate is about 20.4 % (January 2011).

Unemployment rate: 20.43 % · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011¹⁹

Unemployment across cities in BelgiumUnemployment in Hastière is 20.4%. Of 506 cities with data, 160 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Gigabit broadband availability	7.83 %	Jun 2025	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.²Official
Unemployment rate	20.43 %country median 5.3%	1 Jan 2011	Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011¹⁹Independent

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Hastière. 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

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Le Forem — Public employment service

Le Forem Walloon public employment and training service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	5 schools	31 Oct 2025	FASE 2025/26 official school establishment register³Official

Safety

How safe is Hastière?

Police recorded about 6,171 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: 6,171 offences per 100,000 · Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025¹⁸

Recorded crime across major citiesHastière highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	6,171 offences per 100,000country median 5,136	31 Dec 2025	Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025¹⁸Independent

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 4.38 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Annual NO₂ was 4.64 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in Hastière?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.4 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: 4.38 µg/m³ · Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31⁹

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 Hastière is 4.4 µg/m³. Of 439 cities with data, 142 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	4.64 µg/m³country median 9.0	31 Dec 2024	Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 11055; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31⁷Official
PM10 — annual mean	7.31 µg/m³country median 13.2	31 Dec 2024	Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 13019; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31⁸Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	4.38 µg/m³country median 7.4	31 Dec 2024	Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31⁹Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 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 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station FLORENNES_06456.csv¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -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 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station FLORENNES_06456.csv¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 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 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station FLORENNES_06456.csv¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 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 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station FLORENNES_06456.csv¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Belgium

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

All Belgium cities

Lontzen6,080 residents Drogenbos6,067 residents Etalle6,040 residents Pecq5,967 residents Lobbes5,950 residents Remicourt5,948 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Hastière?

The published population was 6,077 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source¹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	56.59 km²	1 Jan 2025	Official cadastral total area by municipality; 2025 superficie totale (ha), converted to km2.⁴Official
Foreign residents	359 people	1 Jan 2026	Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.⁵Official
Population density	107.4 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	Official resident population by Belgian municipality on 1 January 2026; Total column.⁶Official
Population	6,077 people	1 Jan 2026	Belgium official denominator source¹Official

International community in Hastière

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 group	People	Share
Total population	6,068	100.0%
Born in Belgium	5,488	90.4%
Born in another EU member state	385	6.3%
Born in a non-EU country	195	3.2%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁶

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 group	People	Share
Total population	6,068	100.0%
Belgian nationality	5,756	94.9%
Foreign nationality: other EU member state	261	4.3%
Foreign nationality: non-EU country	50	0.8%
Not indicated	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁴

Ancestry or ethnicity

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

Published group	People	Share
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium	4,725	77.9%
Total — Total population	6,068	100.0%
Total — Total population — born in Belgium	5,488	90.4%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — total	4,848	79.9%
Belgique — Total population	4,848	79.9%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — total	4,848	79.9%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium	4,725	77.9%
Belgique — Total population — born in Belgium	4,725	77.9%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin	908	15.0%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	702	11.6%
*Pays voisin — Total population**	597	9.8%

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Published group	People	Share
Total — Total population — born outside Belgium	580	9.6%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	518	8.5%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	491	8.1%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin**	399	6.6%
*Pays voisin — Total population — born in Belgium**	371	6.1%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	349	5.8%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population	344	5.7%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium**	334	5.5%
Total — Non-Belgian — total	312	5.1%
Hors UE27 — Total population	279	4.6%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin	276	4.5%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total**	266	4.4%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium**	251	4.1%
Total — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	251	4.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born in Belgium	242	4.0%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin	233	3.8%
*Pays voisin — Total population — born outside Belgium**	226	3.7%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	220	3.6%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	206	3.4%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — total**	198	3.3%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	177	2.9%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	172	2.8%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium**	161	2.7%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born in Belgium	150	2.5%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	148	2.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	144	2.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	137	2.3%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born outside Belgium	129	2.1%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium	123	2.0%
Belgique — Total population — born outside Belgium	123	2.0%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium	123	2.0%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total**	121	2.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	121	2.0%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	108	1.8%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	107	1.8%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	103	1.7%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born outside Belgium	102	1.7%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	85	1.4%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	80	1.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	73	1.2%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium**	72	1.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — total	68	1.1%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium**	65	1.1%
Total — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	61	1.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	56	0.9%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium**	49	0.8%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	48	0.8%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — total	46	0.8%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	46	0.8%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	44	0.7%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	41	0.7%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	39	0.6%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium**	37	0.6%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	27	0.4%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	27	0.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	22	0.4%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	18	0.3%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	18	0.3%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium**	15	0.2%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total**	12	0.2%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium**	11	0.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	11	0.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	10	0.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	7	0.1%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	5	0.1%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	2	0.0%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium	2	0.0%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium**	1	0.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁵

Is Hastière 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 worker43%strong on work, weak on housing · range 33–53%

Skilled employee41%strong on legal route, weak on housing · range 32–50%

Student40%strong on cost, weak on housing · range 32–48%

Family34%strong on family, weak on housing · range 25–43%

Retirement55%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 44–66%

Foreign residents359 people1 Jan 2026Official source · Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.

Population6,077 people1 Jan 2026Official source · Belgium official denominator source

Dwellings3,139 dwellings1 Jan 2021Official source · Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units

Gigabit broadband availability7.83 %Jun 2025Official 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 rate20.43 %1 Jan 2011Independent source · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011

NO₂ — annual mean4.64 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 11055; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31

Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-07

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	9.56 %	1 Jan 2021	Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by birthplace¹²Official
Median age	50.1 years	1 Jan 2021	Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by sex and age¹³Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Hastière 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.

Open the official coverage guide

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Common questions

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

How many people live in Hastière?

The published population was 6,077 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source.

Is the air quality good in Hastière?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.4 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 Hastière?

Police recorded about 6,171 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 Hastière?

The unemployment rate is about 20.4 % (January 2011). Source: Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011.

How many foreign residents live in Hastière?

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

Is Hastière a good place to live?

Hastière 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.

How many people born in Born in another EU member state live in Hastière?

The official country of birth distribution records 385 people (6.3%) 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, September 12). Hastière, Belgium: jobs, safety, air quality [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/hastiere/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

BibTeX citation

@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_hastiere-belgium-jobs-safety-air-quality_5b712ab45387,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Hastière, Belgium: jobs, safety, air quality},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/hastiere/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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Belgium official denominator source statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-07-14
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. bipt-data.be · checked 2026-07-15
FASE 2025/26 official school establishment register odwb.be · checked 2026-07-16
Official cadastral total area by municipality; 2025 superficie totale (ha), converted to km2. statbel.fgov.be · checked 2025-01-01
Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row. statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-01-01
Official resident population by Belgian municipality on 1 January 2026; Total column. statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-01-01
Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 11055; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31 ftp.irceline.be · checked 2024-12-31
Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 13019; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31 ftp.irceline.be · checked 2024-12-31
Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31 ftp.irceline.be · checked 2024-12-31
Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium) Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics · statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-07

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Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-07-16
Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by birthplace statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-07-16
Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by sex and age statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-07-16
Statbel, Belgian statistical office statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-30
Statbel, Belgian statistical office statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-30
Statbel, Belgian statistical office country_of_birth statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-29
WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station FLORENNES_06456.csv WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31
Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025 Belgian Federal Police · police.be · checked 2026-07-26
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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