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Pont-à-Celles

Reference date: 2026-01-01

17,623

residents

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

Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van de Liefdadigheidkapel, a documented local view of Pont-à-Celles
Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van de LiefdadigheidkapelPaul Hermans · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Adapted for Belgium in Maps; changes were made.
Population density
314.1residents/km²
Rank in Belgium
207thout of 565 municipalities
Population change
-39
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 sales20.1 sales / 1,000 dwellingsHouse sales: 20.1 sales / 1,000 dwellings · national percentile 81/100
  2. VAT-registered enterprises80.0 enterprises / 1,000 residentsVAT-registered enterprises: 80.0 enterprises / 1,000 residents · national percentile 20/100
  3. Land cover51.7 % of municipal areaLand cover: 51.7 % of municipal area · national percentile 78/100

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

Population and age

Population

17,623

residents

−39 since 2025 (−0.2%)

35% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 63/100 among 565

49% above the municipal median in Hainaut Province · provincial percentile 67/100 among 69

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

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Population density

314.1

residents/km²

−0.7 since 2025 (−0.2%)

2% below Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 49/100 among 565

19% above the municipal median in Hainaut Province · provincial percentile 60/100 among 69

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

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Age profile

42

years

2% below Belgium’s municipal median

Same as 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

7,720

dwellings

27% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 60/100 among 565

35% above the municipal median in Hainaut Province · provincial percentile 64/100 among 69

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

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Building permits

7.3

new dwellings / 1,000 existing dwellings

Total: 56 dwellings

1% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 52/100 among 565

148% above the municipal median in Hainaut Province · provincial percentile 85/100 among 69

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

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Land cover

Arable land

51.7

% of municipal area

Total: 2,903 ha

34% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 78/100 among 565

34% above the municipal median in Hainaut Province · provincial percentile 76/100 among 69

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

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House sales

20.1

sales / 1,000 dwellings

Total: 155 sales

17% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 81/100 among 565

8% above the municipal median in Hainaut Province · provincial percentile 67/100 among 69

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

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Mobility and connectivity

Scheduled public transport

121.8

departures / 1,000 residents

Total: 2,147 departures

22% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 66/100 among 565

12% above the municipal median in Hainaut Province · provincial percentile 63/100 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

2

crossings

Belgium’s municipal median is 0; percentage comparison is not shown

100% above the municipal median in Hainaut Province

Period: · Source: Infrabel — public level crossings

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Fixed broadband coverage

98.9

%

0.5% above Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 75/100 among 565

0.2% above the municipal median in Hainaut Province · provincial percentile 63/100 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

80.0

enterprises / 1,000 residents

Total: 1,409 enterprises

22% below Belgium’s municipal median · national percentile 20/100 among 565

7% above the municipal median in Hainaut Province · provincial percentile 62/100 among 69

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

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Official time series

Official time series: Pont-à-Celles2017–2026: 17,290–17,623.17,73617,55017,36317,17717,290201717,287201817,371201917,251202017,337202117,449202217,549202317,650202417,662202517,6232026
2017-01-01 – 2026-01-01

Source: official Statbel data · Statbel

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Official time series
202617,623314.1
202517,662314.8
202417,650314.6
202317,549312.8
202217,449311.0
202117,337309.0
202017,251307.5
201917,371309.6
201817,287308.1
201717,290309.0
201617,093305.4
201517,113305.8
201417,015304.1
201316,893301.9
201216,807300.3
201116,821300.6
201016,610296.8
200916,611296.8

Key figures

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