Living in Rumes

In Rumes, the median rent tenants pay is €750 a month (2025).

Rumes had 5,351 residents at the start of 2026 and is a city in Belgium. For Rumes, the unemployment rate was 8.24% at the start of 2011.

Last checked 2026-09-2439 sources

Population5,351people1 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 rent750EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50

Unemployment rate8.24%country median 5.3% — 54% aboveIndependent source · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011

Recorded crime4,037offences per 100,000country median 5,167 — 22% belowIndependent source · Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025

PM2.5, annual mean7.17µg/m³country median 7.4 — 3% 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 71% of Belgian cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 78% of Belgian cities that publish it.

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

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 Rumes.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€50

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	59.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Proximus Internet Go¹⁷Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	49.99 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Proximus Mobile Maxi¹⁸Official · national market
Dwellings	2,268 dwellings	1 Jan 2021	Statbel Census 2021 municipality housing units²²Official
Main residence dwellings	2,267 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium)²¹Official
Median monthly rent	750 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50¹Official

Is Rumes 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 worker65%strong on work, weak on safety · range 57–73%

Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on safety · range 51–67%

Student38%strong on cost, weak on work · range 31–45%

Family45%strong on housing, weak on cost · range 37–53%

Retirement61%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 51–71%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Rumes?

The unemployment rate is about 8.2 % (January 2011).

Unemployment rate: 8.24 % · Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011³⁶

Unemployment across cities in BelgiumUnemployment in Rumes is 8.2%. Of 509 cities with data, 160 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

160

123

0–22–44–66–88–1010–1212–1414–1616–1818–2020–2222–2424–26

Rumes 8.2%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	3,794 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022¹⁹Official · regional context
Gigabit broadband availability	99.57 %	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.³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,540 EUR/month	31 Dec 2022	Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022²⁰Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	8.24 %country median 5.3%	1 Jan 2011	Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011³⁶Independent

What does a salary buy in Rumes?

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

Left over each month€1,552of €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	− €750
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	€1,552

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Rumes Salary needed to live in Rumes

Public employment service

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

Country-level information

Actiris — Public employment service

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Job Search

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Le Forem — Public employment service

Le Forem Walloon public employment and training service

Job SearchRegistration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Rumes. 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 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; Rumes's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Rumes?

Police recorded about 4,037 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: 4,037 offences per 100,000 · Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025²⁹

Recorded crime across major citiesRumes highlighted among comparable cities

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

Rumes4,037

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	4,037 offences per 100,000country median 5,167	31 Dec 2025	Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025²⁹Independent

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 7.17 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Annual NO₂ was 7.41 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Is the air quality good in Rumes?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.2 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: 7.17 µg/m³ · Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 62093; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31¹⁵

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

0°

7°2°

8°2°

11°4°

15°6°

18°9°

21°12°

24°14°

20°11°

15°8°

10°5°

7°2°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

127

175

195

201

209

196

155

115

JFMAMJJASOND

hours

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.57.2WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1012.6WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂7.4WHO 10 · EU 40

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 Rumes is 7.2 µg/m³. Of 442 cities with data, 142 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

142

2–33–44–55–66–77–88–99–10

Rumes 7.2

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	7.41 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..2024-12-31¹³Official
PM10 — annual mean	12.55 µg/m³country median 13.1	31 Dec 2024	Official RIO v2025 annual mean derived from daily population-weighted municipality concentrations for NIS5 13019; period 2024-01-01..2024-12-31¹⁴Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	7.17 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..2024-12-31¹⁵Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 6.6 · Feb 7.5 · Mar 11.2 · Apr 15 · May 18.4 · Jun 21.3 · Jul 23.7 · Aug 23.7 · Sep 20.2 · Oct 15.4 · Nov 10.3 · Dec 7 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 1.7 · Feb 1.9 · Mar 3.8 · Apr 5.9 · May 9.3 · Jun 12.1 · Jul 14.2 · Aug 14 · Sep 11.4 · Oct 8.4 · Nov 4.9 · Dec 2.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 4.1 · Feb 4.7 · Mar 7.5 · Apr 10.5 · May 13.8 · Jun 16.7 · Jul 18.9 · Aug 18.8 · Sep 15.8 · Oct 11.9 · Nov 7.6 · Dec 4.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 58.2 · Feb 50.8 · Mar 52.1 · Apr 45.3 · May 61.6 · Jun 63.7 · Jul 67.8 · Aug 71.3 · Sep 56.8 · Oct 64.1 · Nov 75 · Dec 73.3 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 62 · Feb 73 · Mar 127 · Apr 175 · May 195 · Jun 201 · Jul 209 · Aug 196 · Sep 155 · Oct 115 · Nov 61 · Dec 52 hours	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁹Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Belgium: Ghent ±0.3 °C. Elsewhere: Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (France) ±0.3 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±0.9 °C, Werl (Germany) ±1.0 °C, Reims (France) ±1.0 °C, Dusseldorf (Germany) ±0.7 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

The city covered 24 km² in 2025. Population density was 222.8 people per km² in 2026.

How many people live in Rumes?

The published population was 5,351 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport90.7%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	24.01 km²	1 Jan 2025	Official cadastral total area by municipality; 2025 superficie totale (ha), converted to km2.¹⁰Official
Foreign residents	496 people	1 Jan 2026	Official population by nationality at municipality grain; foreign population is TOTAL minus Belgique in the TOTAL row.¹¹Official
Population density	222.8 people/km²	1 Jan 2026	Official resident population by Belgian municipality on 1 January 2026; Total column.¹²Official
Population	5,351 people	1 Jan 2026	Belgium official denominator source²Official

International community in Rumes

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	5,246	100.0%
Born in Belgium	4,649	88.6%
Born in another EU member state	536	10.2%
Born in a non-EU country	59	1.1%
Not indicated	2	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²⁶

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	5,246	100.0%
Belgian nationality	4,784	91.2%
Foreign nationality: other EU member state	444	8.5%
Foreign nationality: non-EU country	18	0.3%

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

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	3,890	74.2%
Total — Total population	5,246	100.0%
Total — Total population — born in Belgium	4,649	88.6%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — total	3,930	74.9%
Belgique — Total population	3,930	74.9%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — total	3,930	74.9%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born in Belgium	3,890	74.2%
Belgique — Total population — born in Belgium	3,890	74.2%
*Pays voisin — Total population**	1,107	21.1%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin	854	16.3%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	711	13.6%

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Published group	People	Share
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin**	694	13.2%
*Pays voisin — Total population — born in Belgium**	627	12.0%
Total — Total population — born outside Belgium	597	11.4%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium**	591	11.3%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	538	10.3%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	510	9.7%
*Pays voisin — Total population — born outside Belgium**	480	9.1%
Total — Non-Belgian — total	462	8.8%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total**	446	8.5%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium**	423	8.1%
Total — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	414	7.9%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — total**	413	7.9%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium**	377	7.2%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	257	4.9%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total**	201	3.8%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	148	2.8%
Total — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	143	2.7%
Hors UE27 — Total population	124	2.4%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium**	124	2.4%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	109	2.1%
*Pays voisin — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium**	103	2.0%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin	98	1.9%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population	85	1.6%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium**	77	1.5%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born in Belgium	67	1.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born in Belgium	65	1.2%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	64	1.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin	62	1.2%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	59	1.1%
Hors UE27 — Total population — born outside Belgium	57	1.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born in Belgium	56	1.1%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	54	1.0%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	53	1.0%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	49	0.9%
Total — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	48	0.9%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total**	47	0.9%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium**	44	0.8%
Belgique — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium	40	0.8%
Belgique — Total population — born outside Belgium	40	0.8%
Total — Belgian of Belgian origin — born outside Belgium	40	0.8%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born in Belgium	38	0.7%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — total	38	0.7%
*Pays voisin — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium**	36	0.7%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	35	0.7%
Hors UE27 — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	34	0.6%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	28	0.5%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	26	0.5%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — total	26	0.5%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	23	0.4%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium**	23	0.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — total	23	0.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — total	21	0.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total population — born outside Belgium	20	0.4%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	15	0.3%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born outside Belgium	14	0.3%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	9	0.2%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born in Belgium	9	0.2%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	9	0.2%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	6	0.1%
Total — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium	6	0.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality foreign — born outside Belgium	6	0.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Total Belgian with foreign origin — born outside Belgium	6	0.1%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, one parent foreign — born outside Belgium	5	0.1%
Hors UE27 — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium	3	0.1%
Hors UE27 — Non-Belgian — born in Belgium	3	0.1%
*Pays voisin — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born outside Belgium**	3	0.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — born in Belgium	3	0.1%
UE27 (excl. pays voisin) — Foreign-origin Belgian, first nationality Belgian, two parents foreign — total	3	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source²⁵

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	11.34 %	1 Jan 2021	Statbel Census 2021 municipality population by birthplace²³Official
Median age	44 years	31 Dec 2026	Population by place of residence, nationality, marital status, age and sex — 1 January 2026¹⁶Official

Alternatives for people set on Rumes

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Rumes from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Cities near Rumes

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

Baisieux France · 7.9 km away

Rent: 11.9 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2024-12-31

Brunehaut 9.1 km away

Rent: 780 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Templeuve-en-Pévèle France · 9.7 km away

Rent: 12.55 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

Orchies France · 10.0 km away

Rent: 12.59 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-12-31

Antoing 10.3 km away

Rent: 675 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2025-12-31

Hem France · 13.7 km away

Rent: 11.9 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2024-12-31

Lesquin France · 14.1 km away

Rent: 11.9 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2024-12-31

Lys-lez-Lannoy France · 14.3 km away

Rent: 13.61 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-09-30

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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 Rumes?

The published population was 5,351 people in January 2026. Source: Belgium official denominator source.

Is the air quality good in Rumes?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.2 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 Rumes?

Police recorded about 4,037 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 Rumes?

The unemployment rate is about 8.2 % (January 2011). Source: Statbel be.STAT — unemployment rate of 15–64-year-olds by municipality, Census 2011.

What is the typical salary around Rumes?

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 Rumes?

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

Is Rumes a good place to live?

Rumes 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.

Which cities are near Rumes?

Baisieux, Brunehaut, Templeuve-en-Pévèle, Orchies, Antoing are near Rumes. 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 Rumes?

The official country of birth distribution records 4,649 people (88.6%) 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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Baux immobiliers – version annuelle / Real Estate Rents Annual; MunicipalityWideRealEstateRentsAnnual; RentP50 opendata.fin.belgium.be · checked 2026-09-23
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
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
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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
Population by place of residence, nationality, marital status, age and sex — 1 January 2026 Population by place of residence, nationality, marital status, age and sex · statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-09-24
Proximus Internet Go proximus.be · checked 2026-09-15
Proximus Mobile Maxi proximus.be · checked 2026-09-15
Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022 bestat.statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-09-23
Salaires mensuels bruts moyens des salariés employés à temps plein 2000-2022 bestat.statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-09-23
Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics — Statistics Belgium) Statbel (Directorate-general Statistics · statbel.fgov.be · checked 2026-08-07
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, 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
static.data.gouv.fr static.data.gouv.fr · checked 2026-08-27
www.observatoires-des-loyers.org observatoires-des-loyers.org · checked 2026-08-27
Belgian Federal Police — recorded total offences by municipality, Q4 2025 Belgian Federal Police · police.be · checked 2026-07-26
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
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
Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q668903 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q95011 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q95132 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05

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