Where to live in Charleroi with a family

Ranking of Charleroi's 28 areas with CityPulse's “Family” profile. What matters most: public green space, playgrounds on foot, tree canopy, services on foot and protected cycle lanes. Preferred density: medium.

What is the best area of Charleroi to live in with a family?

According to CityPulse: Couillet (72), Ville-Basse (67) and Hublinbu (66).

Charleroi areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Couillet	72 · good	Tree canopy
2	Ville-Basse	67 · good	Services on foot
3	Hublinbu	66 · good	Tree canopy
4	Gosselies	64 · good	Public green space
5	La Closeraie	60 · good	Public green space
6	Marcinelle	43 · fair	Services on foot
7	Montignies-sur-Sambre	38 · poor	Public green space
8	Dampremy	35 · poor	Public green space
9	Mont-sur-Marchienne	34 · poor	Tree canopy
10	Mallavée	33 · poor	Tree canopy
11	Gilly	32 · poor	Public green space
12	Houbois	32 · poor	Public green space
13	Jumet	31 · poor	Tree canopy
14	Monceau-sur-Sambre	30 · poor	Services on foot
15	Bois	30 · poor	Public green space
16	Heigne	30 · poor	Tree canopy
17	Chef Lieu	29 · poor	Public green space
18	Marchienne-au-Pont	29 · poor	Public green space
19	Lodelinsart	29 · poor	Public green space
20	Docherie	27 · poor	Tree canopy
21	Roux	26 · poor	Tree canopy
22	Gohyssart	24 · poor	Tree canopy
23	Goutroux	24 · poor	Tree canopy
24	Coupe	24 · poor	Tree canopy
25	Masses Diarbois	24 · poor	Tree canopy
26	Ransart	22 · poor	Tree canopy
27	Sart-lez-Moines	18 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
28	Haies	14 · poor	Tree canopy

What it does not consider

The ranking does not account for rents and house prices, noise, safety, or distance from university or work. Use it to decide where to look, then check the individual address.

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Areas are named after OpenStreetMap neighbourhoods and have approximate boundaries: each hexagon goes to the nearest name. Values are residents' medians. Data updated on 2026-11-06. Method and sources