Living in La Calamine

La Calamine had 11,332 residents at the start of 2026 and is a city in Belgium. For La Calamine, annual NO₂ was 5.87 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. The city covered 18 km² in 2025. Population density was 628.2 people per km² in 2026.

Higher unemployment than 78% of Belgian cities that publish it and cleaner air than 94% of Belgian cities that publish it.

Which Belgium-wide rules apply when you move to La Calamine?

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 La Calamine.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Dwellings	5,068 dwellings	1 Jan 2021	Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units¹⁶Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings	5,068 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium)¹⁴Official

Work and income

The unemployment rate was 9.4% at the start of 2011.

What is the unemployment rate in La Calamine?

The unemployment rate is 9.4 % (January 2011). Source: Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011²³

Unemployment across cities in BelgiumUnemployment in La Calamine is 9.4%. Of 506 cities with data, 160 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Gigabit broadband availability	1.3 %	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	9.4 %country median 5.3%	1 Jan 2011	Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011²³Independent

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to La Calamine. 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

Job SearchRegistration

Open the Belgium service overview

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

Safety

How safe is La Calamine?

Police recorded about 5,136 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: 5,136 offences per 100,000 · Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025²²

Recorded crime across major citiesLa Calamine highlighted among comparable cities

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	5,136 offences per 100,000country median 5,136 — about the same	31 Dec 2025	Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025²²Independent

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	7 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹²Official
Nearest airport	LGG	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹³Official
Distance to nearest airport	41 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹³Official

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 4.1 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in La Calamine?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.1 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..2024-12-31¹¹

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

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

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 La Calamine is 4.1 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	5.87 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..2024-12-31⁹Official
PM10 — annual mean	6.63 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..2024-12-31¹⁰Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	4.1 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..2024-12-31¹¹Official
Climate Monthly Extreme High C	Jan 10.93 · Feb 16.77 · Mar 19.63 · Apr 23.96 · May 27.45 · Jun 30.85 · Jul 38.38 · Aug 35.89 · Sep 32.29 · Oct 24.06 · Nov 17.04 · Dec 12.28 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center³Official
Climate Monthly Extreme Low C	Jan -15.56 · Feb -20.53 · Mar -13.49 · Apr -6.15 · May -2.26 · Jun 2.92 · Jul 4.49 · Aug 4.04 · Sep 1.23 · Oct -5.06 · Nov -7.02 · Dec -17.96 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center³Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 0 · Feb 0.42 · Mar 3.58 · Apr 7.72 · May 11.56 · Jun 15.09 · Jul 17.15 · Aug 16.74 · Sep 13.08 · Oct 8.95 · Nov 4.57 · Dec 1.13 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center³Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 64.3 · Feb 63.4 · Mar 59.3 · Apr 53.5 · May 65 · Jun 70 · Jul 79 · Aug 80.6 · Sep 68.1 · Oct 66.1 · Nov 66.6 · Dec 74.4 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 68.3 · Feb 75 · Mar 126.2 · Apr 168.7 · May 194.9 · Jun 207.9 · Jul 208.1 · Aug 196.9 · Sep 151.3 · Oct 121.5 · Nov 68 · Dec 52.5 hours	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁵Official · nearest-station reading

Annual PM2.5 over time10 published observations, 2014–2024

Annual PM2.5 fell 59.0% between 2014 and 2024, from 10.0 to 4.1.

Cities of a similar size in Belgium

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

All Belgium cities

Damme11,321 residents Durbuy11,364 residents Borsbeek11,379 residents Nieuwpoort11,399 residents Oud-Heverlee11,414 residents Florennes11,434 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in La Calamine?

The published population was 11,332 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	18.04 km²	1 Jan 2025	Official cadastral total area by municipality; 2025 superficie totale (ha), converted to km2.⁶Official
Foreign-resident share	38.99 %	31 Dec 2025	Statbel (Statistics Belgium)¹⁵Official
Foreign residents	4,361 people	1 Jan 2026	Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.⁷Official
Population density	628.2 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	Official resident population by Belgian municipality on 1 January 2026; Total column.⁸Official
Population	11,332 people	1 Jan 2026	Belgium official denominator source¹Official

International community in La Calamine

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	11,086	100.0%
Born in Belgium	5,433	49.0%
Born in another EU member state	4,442	40.1%
Born in a non-EU country	1,207	10.9%
Not indicated	4	0.0%

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

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	11,086	100.0%
Belgian nationality	6,844	61.7%
Foreign nationality: other EU member state	3,653	33.0%
Foreign nationality: non-EU country	486	4.4%
Not indicated	102	0.9%
Stateless	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁹

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	4,058	36.6%
Total — Total population	11,086	100.0%
Total — Total population — born outside Belgium	5,653	51.0%
Total — Total population — born in Belgium	5,433	49.0%
*Pays voisin — Total population**	4,522	40.8%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — total	4,395	39.6%
Belgique — Total population	4,395	39.6%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — total	4,395	39.6%
Total — Non-Belgian — total	4,242	38.3%
Total — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	4,086	36.9%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium	4,058	36.6%

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Published group	People	Share
Belgique — Total population — born in Belgium	4,058	36.6%
*Pays voisin — Total population — born outside Belgium**	3,785	34.1%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — total**	3,307	29.8%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium**	3,240	29.2%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin	2,449	22.1%
Hors UE27 — Total population	1,725	15.6%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	1,353	12.2%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born outside Belgium	1,257	11.3%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	1,230	11.1%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	1,219	11.0%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin**	1,215	11.0%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin	984	8.9%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	959	8.7%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	839	7.6%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — total	741	6.7%
*Pays voisin — Total population — born in Belgium**	737	6.6%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	712	6.4%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium**	670	6.0%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	666	6.0%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total**	648	5.8%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	609	5.5%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	591	5.3%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	556	5.0%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium**	545	4.9%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total**	504	4.5%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born in Belgium	468	4.2%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium**	450	4.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population	444	4.0%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	394	3.6%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	393	3.5%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium	337	3.0%
Belgique — Total population — born outside Belgium	337	3.0%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium	337	3.0%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium**	319	2.9%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born outside Belgium	274	2.5%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	257	2.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin	250	2.3%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	230	2.1%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	216	1.9%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium**	198	1.8%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — total	194	1.7%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium**	185	1.7%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	180	1.6%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	178	1.6%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born in Belgium	170	1.5%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	166	1.5%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	156	1.4%
Total — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	156	1.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	156	1.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	137	1.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	97	0.9%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	94	0.8%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	94	0.8%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	88	0.8%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	84	0.8%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	75	0.7%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	71	0.6%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium**	67	0.6%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total**	63	0.6%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	53	0.5%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium	41	0.4%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium**	35	0.3%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium**	28	0.3%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	23	0.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	16	0.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	15	0.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	14	0.1%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium	12	0.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	9	0.1%
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 source²⁰

Is La Calamine 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 employee47%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 37–57%

Student48%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 37–59%

Family40%strong on family, weak on education · range 30–50%

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

Foreign residents4,361 people1 Jan 2026Official source · Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.

Population11,332 people1 Jan 2026Official source · Belgium official denominator source

Dwellings5,068 dwellings1 Jan 2021Official source · Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units

Gigabit broadband availability1.3 %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 rate9.4 %1 Jan 2011Independent source · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011

NO₂ — annual mean5.87 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	50.96 %	1 Jan 2021	Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by birthplace¹⁷Official
Median age	46 years	1 Jan 2021	Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by sex and age¹⁸Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in La Calamine 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 La Calamine?

The published population was 11,332 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source.

Is the air quality good in La Calamine?

How safe is La Calamine?

Police recorded about 5,136 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 La Calamine?

The unemployment rate is 9.4 % (January 2011). Source: Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011.

How many foreign residents live in La Calamine?

4,361 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 La Calamine a good place to live?

La Calamine 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 La Calamine?

The official country of birth distribution records 4,442 people (40.1%) 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). La Calamine, Belgium: jobs, safety, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/kelmis/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_la-calamine-belgium-jobs-safety-climate_2a446b71015b,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {La Calamine, Belgium: jobs, safety, climate},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/be/kelmis/},
  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
NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
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

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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
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium) Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics · statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-07
Statbel (Statistics Belgium) statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-03
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
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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