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Colfontaine

Reference date: 2026-01-01

20,761

residents

Explore Colfontaine through official statistics on population, age, housing, mobility, businesses and the local built environment, with sources and reference dates.

Pâturages, a documented local view of Colfontaine
PâturagesJean-Pol GRANDMONT · CC BY 2.5 · Adapted for Belgium in Maps; changes were made.
Population density
1,510.4residents/km²
Rank in Belgium
163rdout of 565 municipalities
Population change
-52
Reference date
2026-01-01

Key figures

At a glance

Twelve source-backed signals place this municipality in its demographic, housing, economic, land-use, mobility and connectivity context.

What stands out

  1. House sales27.4 sales / 1,000 dwellingsHouse sales: 27.4 sales / 1,000 dwellings · national percentile 100/100
  2. VAT-registered enterprises37.5 enterprises / 1,000 residentsVAT-registered enterprises: 37.5 enterprises / 1,000 residents · national percentile 1/100
  3. Fixed broadband coverage99.6 %Fixed broadband coverage: 99.6 % · national percentile 97/100

Indicators use their latest available source period. The date is shown separately for every figure.

Population and age

Population

20,761

residents

−52 since 2025 (−0.2%)

59% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 71/100 among 565

75% above the municipal median in Hainaut Province · provincial percentile 78/100 among 69

Period: · Source: Statbel population by residence, nationality, marital status, age and sex, 2026

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Population density

1,510.4

residents/km²

−3.8 since 2025 (−0.3%)

4.7× Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 92/100 among 565

5.7× the municipal median in Hainaut Province · provincial percentile 96/100 among 69

Period: · Source: Statbel population by residence, nationality, marital status, age and sex, 2026

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Age profile

39

years

9% below Belgium’s municipal median

7% below the municipal median in Hainaut Province

Period: · Source: Statbel population by residence, nationality, marital status, age and sex, 2026

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Housing and built environment

Housing stock

9,847

dwellings

62% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 71/100 among 565

73% above the municipal median in Hainaut Province · provincial percentile 78/100 among 69

Period: · Source: Statbel cadastral building stock, 2025 release

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Building permits

1.8

new dwellings / 1,000 existing dwellings

Total: 18 dwellings

Belgium’s municipal median is 3.9× this value · national percentile 9/100 among 565

38% below the municipal median in Hainaut Province · provincial percentile 25/100 among 69

Reference date: · Source: Statbel building permits by month and administrative geography

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Land cover

Houses and farms

24.0

% of municipal area

Total: 330 ha

38% below Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 9/100 among 565

38% below the municipal median in Hainaut Province · provincial percentile 12/100 among 69

Reference date: · Source: Statbel land cover according to the Land Register (SQLite)

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House sales

27.4

sales / 1,000 dwellings

Total: 270 sales

59% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 100/100 among 565

47% above the municipal median in Hainaut Province · provincial percentile 99/100 among 69

Reference date: · Source: Statbel real-estate deeds by statistical sector, 2013-2024

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Mobility and connectivity

Scheduled public transport

124.5

departures / 1,000 residents

Total: 2,584 departures

25% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 67/100 among 565

14% above the municipal median in Hainaut Province · provincial percentile 69/100 among 69

Scheduled service date: Published timetable; planned service, not observed operations. · Source: De Lijn static GTFS, STIB-MIVB static GTFS, TEC static GTFS, SNCB-NMBS static GTFS, Statbel population by residence, nationality, marital status, age and sex, 2026, Statbel statistical sectors 2026 (GeoJSON, EPSG:3812)

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Public level crossings

0

crossings

Same as Belgium’s municipal median

100% below the municipal median in Hainaut Province

Period: · Source: Infrabel — public level crossings

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Fixed broadband coverage

99.6

%

1% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 97/100 among 565

0.9% above the municipal median in Hainaut Province · provincial percentile 95/100 among 69

Period: · Source: BIPT Atlas Fixed

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5G mobile coverage

100.0

%

Same as Belgium’s municipal median

Same as the municipal median in Hainaut Province

Period: · Source: BIPT Atlas Mobile

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Economy and employment

VAT-registered enterprises

37.5

enterprises / 1,000 residents

Total: 779 enterprises

63% below Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 1/100 among 565

50% below the municipal median in Hainaut Province · provincial percentile 1/100 among 69

Reference date: · Source: Statbel VAT-registered enterprises by legal form, 2024

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Official time series

Official time series: Colfontaine2017–2026: 20,804–20,761.20,84120,77120,70120,63120,804201720,762201820,811201920,741202020,693202120,714202220,659202320,745202420,813202520,7612026
2017-01-01 – 2026-01-01

Source: official Statbel data · Statbel

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Official time series
202620,7611,510.4
202520,8131,514.2
202420,7451,509.2
202320,6591,502.9
202220,7141,507.0
202120,6931,505.4
202020,7411,508.9
201920,8111,514.0
201820,7621,510.6
201720,8041,512.2
201620,6051,497.8
201520,6591,501.7
201420,5601,494.5
201320,4941,489.7
201220,4301,485.0
201120,1841,467.2
201020,0901,460.3
200920,0951,460.7

Key figures

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