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Living in Holsbeek

In Holsbeek, the median rent tenants pay is €1,045 a month (2025).

Holsbeek is a city in Belgium, with a population of 10,283 at the start of 2026. For Holsbeek, the unemployment rate was 2.51% at the start of 2011.

Last checked 2026-09-2436 sources

Population10,283people1 Jan 2026Official source · Belgium official denominator source
Median gross salary (region)3,711EUR/month31 Dec 2022Official source · Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022
Median rent1,045EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50
Unemployment rate2.51%country median 5.3% — 53% belowIndependent source · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011
Recorded crime2,851incidents per 100,000country median 5,167 — 45% belowOfficial source · www.police.be
PM2.5, annual mean7.54µg/m³country median 7.4 — 2% aboveOfficial source · Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31

Lower unemployment than 97% of Belgian cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 98% of Belgian cities that publish it.

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

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 Holsbeek.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month3 published recurring costs, € per month
Holsbeek recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Transport pass€62
Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€50
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited59.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Proximus Internet Go14Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB49.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Proximus Mobile Maxi15Official · national market
Monthly transport pass62 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Omnipas - subscriptions - De Lijn11Official
Dwellings4,040 dwellings1 Jan 2021Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units20Official
Main residence dwellings4,037 dwellings31 Dec 2021Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium)18Official
Median monthly rent1,045 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP501Official

Is Holsbeek 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 air quality · range 56–72%
Skilled employee67%strong on work, weak on education · range 58–76%
Student43%strong on cost, weak on education · range 33–53%
Family66%strong on family, weak on education · range 57–75%
Retirement42%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 32–52%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Holsbeek?

The unemployment rate is about 2.5 % (January 2011).

  • Unemployment rate: 2.51 % · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 201130
Unemployment across cities in BelgiumUnemployment in Holsbeek is 2.5%. Of 509 cities with data, 160 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings4,028 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-202216Official · regional context
Gigabit broadband availability97.05 %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)3,711 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-202217Official · regional context
Unemployment rate2.51 %country median 5.3%1 Jan 2011Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 201130Independent

What does a salary buy in Holsbeek?

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

regional median gross pay: €3,711 (Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022, 2022-12-31).
Left over each month€1,270of €2,487 take-home
  • Rent
  • Transport
  • Internet
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  • 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.€2,487
Rentmedian rent of a whole dwelling · official · Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50 · 2025-12-31− €1,045
Public transport pass€62 · official · Omnipas - subscriptions - De Lijn · 2026-09-30− €62
Utilities, 85 m²not published for this city—
Internet€60 · official · Proximus Internet Go · 2026-09-30− €60
Mobile plan€50 · official · Proximus Mobile Maxi · 2026-09-30− €50
Left overbefore the bill this city does not publish€1,270
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Holsbeek Salary needed to live in Holsbeek

Public employment service

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

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Safety

How safe is Holsbeek?

Police recorded about 2,851 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: www.police.be26

Recorded crime across major citiesHolsbeek highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Holsbeek 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
Holsbeek2,851
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents2,851 incidents per 100,000country median 5,16731 Dec 2024www.police.be26Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport146 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights12Official
Nearest airportBRU3 Aug 2026OurAirports13Official
Distance to nearest airport19 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports13Official

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 7.54 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Annual NO₂ was 8.81 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in Holsbeek?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.5 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: 7.54 µg/m³ · Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-3110
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 Holsbeek is 7.5 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 mean8.81 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..2024-12-318Official
PM10 — annual mean13 µg/m³country median 13.1 — about the same31 Dec 2024Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 13019; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-319Official
PM2.5 — annual mean7.54 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..2024-12-3110Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 6.4 · Feb 7.2 · Mar 10.9 · Apr 15.1 · May 18.6 · Jun 21.5 · Jul 23.7 · Aug 23.5 · Sep 19.9 · Oct 15.1 · Nov 10.1 · Dec 6.7 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station BRUSSELSNATIONALAIRPORT_06451.csv25Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 1.2 · Feb 1 · Mar 2.7 · Apr 5 · May 8.7 · Jun 11.7 · Jul 13.7 · Aug 13.4 · Sep 10.5 · Oct 7.4 · Nov 4.3 · Dec 1.9 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station BRUSSELSNATIONALAIRPORT_06451.csv25Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 3.8 · Feb 4.1 · Mar 6.8 · Apr 10 · May 13.6 · Jun 16.6 · Jul 18.7 · Aug 18.4 · Sep 15.2 · Oct 11.3 · Nov 7.2 · Dec 4.3 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station BRUSSELSNATIONALAIRPORT_06451.csv25Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 66.6 · Feb 57.3 · Mar 52.2 · Apr 42.5 · May 56.2 · Jun 66.6 · Jul 71.3 · Aug 78 · Sep 59.1 · Oct 62.1 · Nov 69.6 · Dec 81.4 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station BRUSSELSNATIONALAIRPORT_06451.csv25Official · nearest-station reading
Annual PM2.5 over time10 published observations, 2015–2024

Annual PM2.5 fell 42.0% between 2015 and 2024, from 13.0 to 7.5.

Population and city profile

The city covered 38.8 km² in 2025. Population density was 265.2 people per km² in 2026.

How many people live in Holsbeek?

The published population was 10,283 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 area38.78 km²1 Jan 2025Official cadastral total area by municipality; 2025 superficie totale (ha), converted to km2.5Official
Foreign-resident share4.48 %31 Dec 2025Statbel (Statistics Belgium)19Official
Foreign residents463 people1 Jan 2026Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.6Official
Population density265.2 people/km²1 Jan 2026Official resident population by Belgian municipality on 1 January 2026; Total column.7Official
Population10,283 people1 Jan 2026Belgium official denominator source2Official

International community in Holsbeek

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 population10,148100.0%
Born in Belgium9,49193.5%
Born in a non-EU country3903.8%
Born in another EU member state2662.6%
Not indicated10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source24

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 population10,148100.0%
Belgian nationality9,78596.4%
Foreign nationality: other EU member state2332.3%
Foreign nationality: non-EU country1261.2%
Stateless20.0%
Not indicated20.0%

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

Ancestry or ethnicity

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

Published groupPeopleShare
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium8,94088.1%
Total — Total population10,148100.0%
Total — Total population — born in Belgium9,49193.5%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — total9,05389.2%
Belgique — Total population9,05389.2%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — total9,05389.2%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium8,94088.1%
Belgique — Total population — born in Belgium8,94088.1%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin7327.2%
Total — Total population — born outside Belgium6576.5%
Hors UE27 — Total population5175.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium5065.0%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin3903.8%
Total — Non-Belgian — total3633.6%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total3363.3%
Pays voisin* — Total population3223.2%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium3203.2%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total3203.2%
Total — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium3183.1%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born outside Belgium2922.9%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population2562.5%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium2262.2%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born in Belgium2252.2%
Pays voisin* — Total population — born in Belgium2212.2%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium2192.2%
Pays voisin* — Total Belgian with foreign origin2192.2%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total2172.1%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium2102.1%
Pays voisin* — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium1992.0%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium1711.7%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total1671.6%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium1641.6%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium1611.6%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born outside Belgium1511.5%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — total1331.3%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — total1271.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin1231.2%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium1211.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium1161.1%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium1131.1%
Belgique — Total population — born outside Belgium1131.1%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium1131.1%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total1111.1%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium1101.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born in Belgium1051.0%
Pays voisin* — Non-Belgian — total1031.0%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium1011.0%
Pays voisin* — Total population — born outside Belgium1011.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium880.9%
Pays voisin* — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium810.8%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium760.7%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total760.7%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium620.6%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total620.6%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total580.6%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium560.6%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium550.5%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total550.5%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total480.5%
Total — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium450.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium350.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium320.3%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium310.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium230.2%
Pays voisin* — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium220.2%
Pays voisin* — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium200.2%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium170.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium170.2%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium160.2%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium100.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium100.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total100.1%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium60.1%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium40.0%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total40.0%
Pays voisin* — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium30.0%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium30.0%

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

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents born abroad6.46 %1 Jan 2021Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by birthplace21Official
Median age45 years31 Dec 2026Population by place of residence, nationality, marital status, age and sex — 1 January 202619Official

Alternatives for people set on Holsbeek

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.

Woluwe-Saint-Lambert as a Holsbeek alternative in the same region

25 km away, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Foreign residents: 40.3% Woluwe-Saint-Lambert vs 4.5% Holsbeek+799%
  • Unemployment: 9.4% Woluwe-Saint-Lambert vs 2.5% Holsbeek+274%
  • Residents: 60,979 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert vs 10,283 Holsbeek+493%
  • Median gross pay, region: €4,340 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert vs €3,711 Holsbeek+17%
  • Nearest airport: 7.0 km Woluwe-Saint-Lambert vs 19.0 km Holsbeek−63%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,684 (2025) Woluwe-Saint-Lambert vs 2,851 (2024) Holsbeekno percentage
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.8 µg/m³ Woluwe-Saint-Lambert vs 7.5 µg/m³ Holsbeek+3%
Full comparisonMore about Woluwe-Saint-Lambert

Roeselare as a Holsbeek alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 115 km, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Foreign residents: 13.5% Roeselare vs 4.5% Holsbeek+200%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,852 (2025) Roeselare vs 2,851 (2024) Holsbeekno percentage
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,711 Roeselare vs €3,711 Holsbeeksame level
Full comparisonMore about Roeselare

Cities near Holsbeek

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

Leuven Commuting Zone · 6.2 km away
Rent
625 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31
Mechelen Commuting Zone · 23.6 km away
Rent
900 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31
Rotselaar 5.5 km away
Rent
1,025 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31
Lubbeek 6.5 km away
Rent
995 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31
Herent 6.8 km away
Rent
1,050 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31
Boutersem 8.8 km away
Rent
1,098 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31
Aarschot 8.8 km away
Rent
895 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in Belgium

Other cities in Belgium to compare with Holsbeek, nearest in population first.

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Wielsbeke10,282 residentsHooglede10,248 residentsMeerhout10,365 residentsDessel10,191 residentsSaint-Vith10,191 residentsBertem10,394 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Holsbeek 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.

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; Holsbeek's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Holsbeek part of Mechelen?

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

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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 Holsbeek?

The published population was 10,283 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source.

Is the air quality good in Holsbeek?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.5 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 Holsbeek?

Police recorded about 2,851 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: www.police.be.

What is the unemployment rate in Holsbeek?

The unemployment rate is about 2.5 % (January 2011). Source: Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011.

What is the typical salary around Holsbeek?

The median gross salary is 3,711 EUR/month. Source: Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022.

How many foreign residents live in Holsbeek?

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

Is Holsbeek a good place to live?

Holsbeek 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 Holsbeek part of Mechelen?

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

Which cities are near Holsbeek?

Leuven, Mechelen, Rotselaar, Lubbeek, Herent are near Holsbeek. 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 Holsbeek?

The official country of birth distribution records 9,491 people (93.5%) 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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  title = {Holsbeek, Belgium: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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Sources

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  1. Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50 opendata.fin.belgium.be · checked 2026-09-23
  2. Belgium official denominator source statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-07-14
  3. 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
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  6. Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row. statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-01-01
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