Living in Sint-Truiden / Saint-Trond

Name: Sint-Truiden / Saint-Trond
Address: Prov. Limburg (BE), BE

Sint-Truiden / Saint-Trond is a large municipality in Prov. Limburg (BE), Belgium, home to 41,469 people in the French-speaking area. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are climate-conscious movers (top 4%, #18 of 577), single pensioners (top 6%, #29 of 577), remote workers (top 6%, #30 of 513).

Residents41,469

Density387 per km²

Area107.1 km²

5-year growth+2.2%

Hub airport42 km (Maastricht Aachen)

Nearest city of 100k+34 km

Within 30 km968,600 people

Climate typeOceanic (Cfb)

Terrain around itabout 80 m, height range 110 m

Nearest major riverGrote Gete, 8.8 km

Main railway line8.7 km

Border with Netherlands31 km

Distance to Brussels60 km

Within 10 km72,491 people

LandscapeNorth European Plain

Winter daylight7 h 56 min, sunset 16:36

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Good to know about Sint-Truiden / Saint-Trond

The landscape belongs to the North European Plain.
On the shortest day the sun is up for 7 h 56 min and sets around 16:36; in late June it sets around 21:56.

How Sint-Truiden / Saint-Trond ranks

Scores run 0 to 100 against every municipality in Belgium. Ranks count only the places that pass each profile's minimums, so the totals differ by profile. Local data: official statistics on affordability, demographics, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, mobility and connectivity, safety and community and taxes and wealth (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

Profile	Score	In Belgium	In Prov. Limburg (BE)
Young family	45	#347 of 580	#2 of 41	Map
Low-income household	68	#92 of 560	#1 of 41	Map
Low-income family	51	#248 of 560	#2 of 41	Map
Single parent	49	#299 of 513	#3 of 40	Map
Pensioner couple	68	#37 of 577	#3 of 41	Map
Single pensioner	73	#29 of 577	#3 of 41	Map
Early retiree	65	#126 of 570	#15 of 41	Map
Single professional	49	#233 of 456	#15 of 38	Map
Young professional	49	#243 of 432	#15 of 31	Map
DINKS		not ranked: below the minimum for regional access	–	Map
Remote worker	74	#30 of 513	#2 of 40	Map
Commuter	61	#297 of 475	#19 of 36	Map
Car-free household		not ranked: below the minimum for regional access	–	Map
Student		not ranked: below the minimum for regional access	–	Map
First-home buyer	62	#168 of 560	#6 of 41	Map
Budget-constrained mover	67	#83 of 577	#4 of 41	Map
Urban lifestyle seeker		not ranked: below the minimum for regional access	–	Map
Expat professional	65	#155 of 513	#6 of 40	Map
Healthcare-first mover	70	#41 of 577	#4 of 41	Map
Nature-focused household	57	#268 of 580	#21 of 41	Map
Cross-border commuter	32	#203 of 309	#36 of 41	Map
Outdoor and mountain lover	32	#90 of 580	#4 of 41	Map
Rural value seeker	58	#170 of 580	#11 of 41	Map
High-net-worth mover	54	#296 of 580	#26 of 41	Map
Lottery winner	71	#107 of 581	#7 of 42	Map
Climate-resilient relocation	77	#18 of 577	#2 of 41	Map
Coastal living		not ranked: below the minimum for coast	–	Map
Business owner	54	#319 of 577	#30 of 41	Map
Digital native	43	#244 of 462	#13 of 38	Map

Strengths and trade-offs

Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)100
Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)100
Lifestyle and amenities85
Foundation84
Mobility and connectivity80
Freight access (motorway, rail, port)72
Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)70
Health and elderly66
Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)64
Affordability64
Safety and community63
Jobs and economy63
Demographics62
Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)52
Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)44
University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)44
Green space41
One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)41
Taxes and wealth32
Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)30
City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)23
Flat land (terrain relief)18
Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)16
Education and family15
National border nearby (straight line)15
Port access (major sea or inland port)13
Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance2
Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance0
Crypto hub within commuting distance0
Wealth-management centre within commuting distance0

Nearby

Data: Eurostat GISCO LAU 2024; locations EDJNet LAU centres; airports OurAirports; coastline Natural Earth. Updated 2026-10-31. Rankings are decision aids, not advice.