Living in Halle (Halle-Vilvoorde) / Hal (Hal-Vilvorde)

Halle (Halle-Vilvoorde) / Hal (Hal-Vilvorde) is a large municipality in Prov. Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium, home to 42,595 people in the French-speaking area. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are people who put healthcare first (top 1%, #5 of 577), expat professionals (top 2%, #6 of 513), commuters (top 3%, #12 of 475).

Residents42,595
Density947 per km²
Area45.0 km²
5-year growth+7.7%
Hub airport26 km (Brussels)
Nearest city of 100k+13 km
Within 30 km2,735,900 people
Climate typeOceanic (Cfb)
Terrain around itabout 80 m, height range 60 m
Main railway lineunder 1 km
Border with France46 km
Distance to Brussels13 km
Within 10 km196,701 people
Greater areaGreater Brussels, 13 km out
LandscapeNorth European Plain
Winter daylight7 h 57 min, sunset 16:40

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How Halle (Halle-Vilvoorde) / Hal (Hal-Vilvorde) 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.

ProfileScoreIn BelgiumIn Prov. Vlaams-Brabant
Young family66#67 of 580#17 of 65Map
Low-income household53#279 of 560#14 of 64Map
Low-income family62#110 of 560#14 of 64Map
Single parent68#69 of 513#14 of 62Map
Pensioner couple64#149 of 577#29 of 65Map
Single pensioner69#54 of 577#15 of 65Map
Early retiree65#154 of 570#27 of 64Map
Single professional66#26 of 456#11 of 61Map
Young professional68#30 of 432#12 of 62Map
DINKS71#21 of 325#12 of 50Map
Remote worker65#224 of 513#15 of 62Map
Commuter80#12 of 475#8 of 64Map
Car-free household64#61 of 357#18 of 60Map
Student59#123 of 241#19 of 46Map
First-home buyer61#178 of 560#13 of 64Map
Budget-constrained mover53#304 of 577#14 of 65Map
Urban lifestyle seeker61#49 of 400#16 of 60Map
Expat professional79#6 of 513#6 of 62Map
Healthcare-first mover76#5 of 577#4 of 65Map
Nature-focused household32#490 of 580#52 of 65Map
Cross-border commuternot ranked: must-have: a border within 45 km where pay is higher on the other side–Map
Outdoor and mountain lover2#525 of 580#57 of 65Map
Rural value seeker28#498 of 580#36 of 65Map
High-net-worth mover73#64 of 580#15 of 65Map
Lottery winner82#1 of 581#1 of 65Map
Climate-resilient relocation74#93 of 577#14 of 65Map
Coastal livingnot ranked: below the minimum for coast–Map
Business owner83#15 of 577#10 of 65Map
Digital native56#81 of 462#14 of 62Map

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
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)98
  • Foundation96
  • Lifestyle and amenities95
  • Mobility and connectivity95
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)87
  • Education and family87
  • Jobs and economy83
  • Safety and community75
  • Taxes and wealth71
  • Demographics71
  • Health and elderly71
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)67
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)64
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)62
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)60
  • Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)57
  • Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance56
  • Port access (major sea or inland port)55
  • Flat land (terrain relief)44
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)35
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)34
  • Affordability31
  • Green space15
  • Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance5
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)2
  • National border nearby (straight line)0
  • Crypto hub within commuting distance0
  • Wealth-management centre within commuting distance0

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