Where to live in Charleroi if you commute

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

What is the best area of Charleroi to live in if you commute?

According to CityPulse: Ville-Basse (78), Gilly (67) and Dampremy (66).

Charleroi areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Ville-Basse	78 · good	Services on foot
2	Gilly	67 · good	Public green space
3	Dampremy	66 · good	Public green space
4	Marchienne-au-Pont	61 · good	Public green space
5	Jumet	61 · good	Tree canopy
6	La Closeraie	59 · fair	Public green space
7	Mallavée	57 · fair	Tree canopy
8	Couillet	56 · fair	Tree canopy
9	Lodelinsart	55 · fair	Public green space
10	Marcinelle	52 · fair	Services on foot
11	Gosselies	51 · fair	Public green space
12	Chef Lieu	50 · fair	Public green space
13	Monceau-sur-Sambre	44 · fair	Services on foot
14	Hublinbu	41 · fair	Tree canopy
15	Houbois	40 · fair	Public green space
16	Roux	39 · poor	Tree canopy
17	Ransart	38 · poor	Tree canopy
18	Mont-sur-Marchienne	37 · poor	Tree canopy
19	Goutroux	34 · poor	Tree canopy
20	Coupe	33 · poor	Tree canopy
21	Montignies-sur-Sambre	31 · poor	Public green space
22	Gohyssart	31 · poor	Tree canopy
23	Heigne	30 · poor	Tree canopy
24	Docherie	28 · poor	Tree canopy
25	Bois	28 · poor	Public green space
26	Sart-lez-Moines	25 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
27	Masses Diarbois	24 · poor	Tree canopy
28	Haies	12 · 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