Global CityIntelligence

Belgium / Western Europe

Charleroi City Intelligence

Charleroi is the largest city in Wallonia in southern Belgium, with post-industrial transition, regional airport access, and rail-connectivity activity shaping its urban profile. Charleroi is a western europe city of about ~0.6M metro in Belgium. On the composite city-intelligence score, Charleroi sits below the indexed median, with practical gaps to close (62/100).

Last updated
2026-05-16
Data year
2025
Population
~0.6M metro
View of Charleroi, Belgium

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Overall score

Use the Charleroi profile to compare cost framing, transport access, and country-level context alongside Liege and Brussels.

Overall62/100
Affordability74/100
Air quality62/100
Energy66/100

Overall city intelligence

Mixed

62/100

Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.

Data confidence

Directional

Directional indicators pending integration of verified city-level data.

Verified utility layers

See country hub

Emergency, healthcare, and transport verification status appears on the country hub.

Charleroi data table

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Charleroi city intelligence data table
MetricValueContext
Overall score62/100Composite score across major city intelligence modules.
Cost of Living74/100Charleroi's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.
Air Quality62/100Charleroi's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.
Energy66/100Charleroi's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.
Safety62/100Charleroi's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.
Internet Speed64/100Charleroi's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.
Climate Risk62/100Charleroi's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Resilience62/100Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context.

Safety

Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.

Safety

Overall safety80/100
Low crime82/100
Personal safety82/100
Night safety76/100
Road safety78/100

Charleroi ranks in the upper tier of our safety index (80/100), with strong personal-safety and low night-time indicators.

Quality of Life

A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.

Quality of Life

Quality of life83/100
Healthcare87/100
Education86/100
Green space84/100
Cleanliness85/100
Infrastructure92/100
Mobility73/100

Charleroi has a very high quality-of-life estimate (83/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, public transport, green space, cleanliness and infrastructure.

Family Friendliness

How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.

Family Friendliness

Family friendliness83/100
Education86/100
Green space84/100
Overall safety80/100

Charleroi scores very high for family living (83/100), helped by education access, safety, parks and green space and healthcare.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Digital nomad suitability78/100
Walkability87/100
Cycling85/100
Infrastructure92/100

Charleroi is high for remote workers (78/100), based on connectivity, affordability, walkability, safety and overall livability and day-to-day amenities.

Retirement Suitability

Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.

Retirement Suitability

Retirement suitability80/100
Healthcare87/100
Cleanliness85/100
Outdoor lifestyle46/100

Charleroi is very high for retirement (80/100), appealing for healthcare access, affordability and a clean environment.

Emergency and public safety in Charleroi

Local public safety guidance for Charleroi, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.

Unverified

For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Charleroi, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the Belgium emergency profile, which currently lists no verified national contacts.

Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.

Healthcare and hospitals in Charleroi

Healthcare context for Charleroi, with national-level information from Belgium where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.

Unverified

For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Charleroi, see the Belgium healthcare profile, which currently lists no verified national healthcare information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.

Transport and mobility in Charleroi

Local mobility context for Charleroi, with national-level context from Belgium where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.

Unverified

For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Charleroi, see the Belgium transport profile, which currently lists no verified national transport information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.

Air quality dataset

Source-attributed air-quality dataset for Charleroi. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.

Air quality dataset for Charleroi

Verified data unavailableLast updated 2026-05-16 / data year 2025

Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location

Source-attributed values for Charleroi will appear here after the platform integrates verified measurements from accepted official publishers. Until then, structured air-quality module context remains available on the dedicated module page.

Charleroi air-quality dataset coverage
MetricValueData yearStatus
Air qualityVerified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location.

Data provenance

Source attribution

  • Global City Intelligence — air-quality dataset

    Verified data unavailable
    Publisher
    Global City Intelligence
    Last verified
    2026-05-16

    The air-quality dataset begins empty by design. Verified city-level measurements appear here only after they are sourced from accepted publishers (WHO, EEA, US EPA, OpenAQ, OECD, or official national/city environmental agencies).

Explore Charleroi modules

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Cost of Living in Charleroi

Charleroi's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.

Air Quality in Charleroi

Charleroi's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.

Energy in Charleroi

Charleroi's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.

Safety in Charleroi

Charleroi's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.

Internet Speed in Charleroi

Charleroi's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.

Climate Risk in Charleroi

Charleroi's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.

City rankings

Compare this city against other indexed cities in crawlable ranking tables.

Cost of living in Charleroi

Cost of living estimates for Charleroi — monthly budgets, rent, food, and transport in the local currency, plus an affordability score for comparison. Planning estimates derived from country baselines, not live prices.

Climate in Charleroi

Climate profile for Charleroi — Oceanic climate, annual average 11°C, comfort score 64/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.

Economy and jobs in Charleroi

Economy and jobs profile for Charleroi — regional center, economy score 77/100, key industries including manufacturing, technology, tourism. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.

Universities and education in Charleroi

Education profile for Charleroi — student city, education score 68/100, 5 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.

Visual guide to Charleroi

Source-attributed visual context for Charleroi using verified Wikimedia imagery from the existing media catalog, alongside structured city intelligence and planning links. Not a tourism guide or attractions ranking.

Weekend trip planning guide for Charleroi

Weekend trip planning checklist for Charleroi — links into arrival planning, Summer 2026 travel context, visual orientation, budget tools, transport, public safety, and healthcare context. Not an itinerary, events calendar, hotel-price guide, restaurant guide, or tourism ranking.

Nearby weekend places from Charleroi

Source-backed nearby place records for local-first weekend planning, with verification status, official source links, Wikidata identity, and visual context.

Estimate a monthly budget for Charleroi

Estimate a monthly budget for Charleroi using your own housing, food, transport, healthcare, and lifestyle inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official cost-of-living measurement.

Plan a trip budget for Charleroi

Plan a trip budget for Charleroi using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.

Nearby cities from Charleroi

Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Charleroi. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.

Namur, Belgium

Same region · about 30 km from Charleroi. Explore Namur's city intelligence profile.

Mons, Belgium

Same region · about 35 km from Charleroi. Explore Mons's city intelligence profile.

Anderlecht, Belgium

Same region · about 48 km from Charleroi. Explore Anderlecht's city intelligence profile.

Brussels, Belgium

Same region · about 48 km from Charleroi. Explore Brussels's city intelligence profile.

Schaerbeek, Belgium

Same region · about 50 km from Charleroi. Explore Schaerbeek's city intelligence profile.

Leuven, Belgium

Same region · about 54 km from Charleroi. Explore Leuven's city intelligence profile.

Aalst, Belgium

Same region · about 65 km from Charleroi. Explore Aalst's city intelligence profile.

Valenciennes, France

Cross-border · about 66 km from Charleroi. Explore Valenciennes's city intelligence profile.

Mechelen, Belgium

Nearby city · about 68 km from Charleroi. Explore Mechelen's city intelligence profile.

Related collections

Regional discovery collections that include Charleroi — named natural regions grouping nearby nature, parks, lakes, coasts, and mountains for local-first day and weekend planning.

Themed collections

Theme-first discovery collections that include Charleroi — grouped by outdoor interest (mountains, lakes, coasts, forests, national parks) rather than geography.

Interpretation

Use the Charleroi profile to compare cost framing, transport access, and country-level context alongside Liege and Brussels. Its standout dimensions are cost of living (74/100) and energy (66/100). The area most worth watching is climate risk (62/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 4 institutional references.

Country context is available on the Belgium country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Charleroi appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.

Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.

Sources

4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.