Businesses in Verlaine

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Verlaine

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Accountants	30
Restaurants	20
Sports clubs	16
Unreachable	15
Health and medical	15
Shopping	13
Corporate management	13
Sports other	12
Gas station	11
Construction of buildings	9
Grocery stores and supermarkets	9
Electrical installation	9
Car repair	9
Beauty salons	9

Verlaine Facts

Area	3.6 km²
Population	2,151
Male Population	1,066 (49.5%)
Female Population	1,085 (50.5%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+22.0%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+9.2%
Median Age	39.3 years (Male: 38.4, Female: 40.2)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$38,901 (2022)
Neighborhoods	Gosselies, Saint-Gilles
Local Time
Timezone	Central European Summer Time
Lat & Lng	50.60743, 5.31740
Postal Codes	4537

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Verlaine Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	1,763	1,886	1,970	2,283	2,151	2,169	2,159
Population Density	486.3 / km²	520.3 / km²	543.4 / km²	629.8 / km²	593.4 / km²	598.3 / km²	595.6 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Verlaine Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 9.2% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Verlaine	+22%	+14.1%	+9.2%
Belgium	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Verlaine Median Age

Median Age: 39.3 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Verlaine	39.3 yrs	40.2 yrs	38.4 yrs
Belgium	41.3 yrs	42.5 yrs	40.3 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Verlaine Population Density

Population Density: 593 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Verlaine	2,151	3.625 km²	593 / km²
Belgium	11.3 million	30,664.8 km²	368 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Verlaine Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 0 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Area Codes

Percentage Area Codes used by businesses in Verlaine

Postal Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Verlaine

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Verlaine

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Verlaine Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$26,754	$28,429	$32,277	$34,683	$35,840	$36,159	$35,354	$38,901
Total GDP	$185.2M	$201.7M	$233.6M	$261.3M	$288.2M	$310.2M	$320.5M	$355.7M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Verlaine CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Verlaine	17,795 tn	8.27 tn	4,908.9 tons/km²
Belgium	92,691,347 tn	8.22 tn	3,022.7 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Verlaine CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	17,795 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	8.27 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	4,908.9 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	Medium (7)
Earthquake	Medium (4)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
9/13/08	1:14 AM	3.3	65.1 km	5,000 m	Belgium	usgs.gov
7/13/08	1:45 PM	3.8	52.5 km	4,000 m	Belgium	usgs.gov
11/25/07	3:10 AM	3.7	43.1 km	13,000 m	Belgium	usgs.gov
3/31/07	6:46 AM	3	33.2 km	15,600 m	Belgium	usgs.gov
11/28/06	8:19 AM	3.1	68.7 km	4,000 m	The Netherlands	usgs.gov
5/20/05	7:38 AM	3	62.7 km	10,000 m	Belgium	usgs.gov
7/17/04	11:16 PM	3.4	70.8 km	13,100 m	Germany	usgs.gov
4/16/03	2:14 AM	3	76.6 km	10,000 m	Germany	usgs.gov
3/2/03	5:44 PM	3	47.6 km	10,000 m	Belgium	usgs.gov
10/1/02	2:48 PM	3	69.4 km	10,000 m	Belgium	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Verlaine

Verlaine is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Province of Liege. On January 1, 2006, Verlaine had a total population of 3,507. The total area is 24.21 km² which gives a population density of 145 inhabitants per km..

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