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Living in Saint-Nicolas: what the figures say

Wallonia · Liège · official figures

In brief

  • Saint-Nicolas has 24,491 inhabitants over 6.0 km², that is 4,089 per km².
  • Over five years, the municipality gained residents (+0.9%).
  • Police record 73.2 offences per 1,000 residents here. That is 46% more than a typical Belgian municipality (50.1).
  • Median income: €24,494 per tax return (half earn more, half earn less). That is +22% compared with Belgium.
  • On average, 1,676 hours of sunshine and 824 mm of rain a year (RMI, 1991 to 2020). A typical Belgian municipality: 1,703 h and 837 mm.

Sources: Statbel, Federal Police and OpenStreetMap. Immolytics computes the scores out of 100.

Wallonia

Where Saint-Nicolas is in Belgium

The municipality scored out of 100

We count stops, schools, shops and parks.

68/100overall score
92/100public transport
76/100schools
60/100shops and services
63/100green space
51/100everything on foot

What does a home cost in Saint-Nicolas?

Sale prices at the notary, published in September 2026. The median price splits sales in two: half above, half below.

€180,000house, median price
€183,500apartment, median price
7.3years of income to pay for a house

Who lives here?

24,491Population+0.9 % over five years
4,089Population densityinhabitants per km²
6,012HouseholdsAverage household size : 4.1
18.9 %Foreign population

Age distribution

Income and jobs

€24,494Median income+22.5 % National comparison
907Enterprises37.0 per 1,000 inhabitants

Tax pressure : 16.9 %

How many offences do the police record here?

The number of offences police recorded, per 1,000 residents.

Offences recorded by the police in 2024

73.2

recorded offences per 1,000 residents

Above median
Saint-Nicolas
73.2
Belgian median
50.1
Comparable density
71.2

This figure counts the offences recorded on the municipality's territory, divided by the number of residents. Towns that receive commuters, shoppers and visitors every day come out higher, because offences against them are counted although they do not live there. It is therefore not a measure of the risk to a resident, which is why we do not give a safety score.

Source: Belgian Federal Police, police crime statistics, offences recorded in 2024 by place of offence. Population: Statbel.

Schools and transport

The schools and stops actually in the municipality.

Schools

School map

Total schools

18

School density

7.3

per 10,000 pop.

Primary / kindergarten
16
Secondary
2
Higher education
0

Source: FASE 2026 (Wallonia-Brussels Federation) and Onderwijs Vlaanderen

Public Transport

Total stops

171

Weekday departures

49,678

Transit density

69.8

stops per 10,000 pop.

Bus stops
171

Source: GTFS Belgium, SNCB, De Lijn, TEC, STIB (CC BY 4.0)

Climate of Saint-Nicolas

RMI normals for 1991-2020, each set against the median Belgian municipality.

11.0 °Cmean annual temperaturemedian municipality: 10.8 °C
1,676 hhours of sunshine per yearmedian municipality: 1,703 h
824 mmprecipitation per yearmedian municipality: 837 mm
135rainy days (at least 1 mm)median municipality: 134
47frost daysmedian municipality: 51
9days at 30 °C or moremedian municipality: 7

Last frost on average on 5 April, first frost on 12 November; growing season from 13 May to 10 October.

Source: RMI (Royal Meteorological Institute), climate statistics of Belgian municipalities, reference period 1991-2020. RMI sheet for the municipality (PDF, in French)

What about nearby municipalities?

For each one: the median house price and the overall score.

More about Saint-Nicolas

Frequently asked questions

Saint-Nicolas has 24,491 residents, or 4,089 per km². In five years, the population changed by +0.9% (Statbel).
The federal police recorded 73.2 offences per 1,000 residents here. A typical Belgian municipality has 50.1. The figure covers everything, from bike theft to assault. It describes the whole municipality, not your street.
The median house price is €180,000. For an apartment: €183,500. These are sales at the notary (Statbel, September 2026). The 'Buying in Saint-Nicolas' page adds registration duties and fees.
The municipality has 18 schools: 16 primary and 2 secondary (Community registers). The full list, school by school, is higher up this page.

Sources: Statbel for population, households, incomes and prices. Federal Police for safety, Community registers for schools. Transport operators' timetables for buses and trains, OpenStreetMap for the scores. These are figures, not an opinion.

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