Living in Hasselt: Neighbourhoods Rents & Registration

The centre of Hasselt lies around the Grote Markt, with the cathedral, 't Scheep town hall, the béguinage (now the Z33 art centre) and shopping streets. Around the centre lie sub-municipalities such as Kuringen, with Herkenrode Abbey and the annual horse market, Kermt, Stevoort, Stokrooie, Wimmertingen and Sint-Lambrechts-Herk. The city lists separate recycling parks for the outlying districts.

The city invites new residents to a Welkomavond at the town hall, held for individual districts in turn. There are railway stations in Hasselt and Kiewit. We do not quote specific rents because we have no reliable current source – compare offers on Belgian portals and view in person if possible. For moving day, we clarify with you whether the van will occupy public space and needs a permit.

According to Wikipedia, Hasselt is above all a centre of trade and administration with small and medium-sized businesses. The Corda Campus on the former Philips site is an innovation and coworking location with around 3,500 jobs. Hasselt University – founded in 1971 in Diepenbeek as the Limburgs Universitair Centrum – has around 6,500 students, and PXL University of Applied Sciences around 10,500.

For leisure there is the Japanese Garden, the Fashion Museum, the National Jenever Museum and the Z33 art centre. The Pukkelpop rock festival has taken place in Hasselt every year since 1985, the Jeneverfeesten in October, and every seven years the Virga Jesse festival (next in 2031). Commuters use the A 2 towards Brussels and Aachen or the A 13 towards Liège and Antwerp. The city on the Albert Canal was once shaped by jenever distilleries and the clothing industry, recalled by the Fashion Museum; with the construction of the canal in the 1930s, new industrial plants arrived.

We offer fair and transparent prices: for a 4-room flat we charge from €1,279, for 3 rooms from €905, for 2 rooms from €589 and for 1 room from €375. For houses or villas we always prepare an individual quote. Long distances are no problem either – here from €3.80/km applies for the long-distance move. It is best to clarify all the details during a free survey.

First we determine the volume of your belongings, then the distance (from €3.80/km). Floor and lift determine the staffing required, while a parking restriction zone saves time. If needed, we add a shared load.

You can book these services individually for your move to Hasselt.

We come from Berlin-Moabit and carry out moves throughout Germany and to other EU countries, including Belgium. You can see all destinations in the overview of destinations; for long routes, read Long-distance moves.

If you move to Hasselt from elsewhere in Belgium, according to Stad Hasselt you must report the change of address within 8 days of moving. The notification is free of charge. It is done online via the portal hasselt.egovflow.be (form BV-A-019) or via the MijnHasselt app, or alternatively at the town hall by appointment or without an appointment during opening hours. An adult member of the household can register everyone moving with them, but needs their identity details to do so.

• According to the city, an online notification is processed after about 3 days.
• The wijkagent usually checks unannounced within about two weeks whether you actually live there. So do not register weeks before moving in, otherwise the application may be rejected.
• After approval, you should have the address on your eID updated at the town hall within one month.
• Anyone who fails to report the change of address risks being removed from the population register by the authorities.

If you are moving from Germany, the German side also applies: under § 17 of the Federal Registration Act (Bundesmeldegesetz), anyone moving out of a flat without moving into a new one in Germany must deregister within two weeks. For moving from abroad, the city has its own guidance for non-Belgians, which you should clarify in advance. Detailed planning help is in our guide to a long-distance move to Hasselt.

If you are registered in a parking zone in Hasselt, you can apply to the city for a residents' parking card. According to Stad Hasselt, the first two cards per address are free, the third costs €200 per year; more than three cards per address are not possible. You apply online in the e-portal (log in with eID, itsme or MyGov.be) or at the Verkeerswinkel (traffic office) in the 't Scheep town hall; the check takes up to 5 working days. In addition, households resident in Hasselt receive a free Hasselts Parkeerbudget of up to 100 parking hours per year for the Cultuurcentrum, Astrid and Dusartplein car parks.

In local transport, according to the city, a journey within Hasselt with the 10-journey card (Hasseltpas) costs €1; the Buzzy Pazz is free for residents aged 6 to 20. For rail, you can choose between Hasselt and Kiewit stations.

New residents are invited to a Welkomavond (welcome evening) at the Stadhuis 't Scheep, which the city organises for individual districts in turn; there are five dates a year and attendance is free. For districts such as Kuringen, Kermt, Stevoort or Sint-Lambrechts-Herk there are also recycling parks (recyclageparken, for example in Kuringen and Sint-Lambrechts-Herk). If you live on a street without your own parking space, apply in good time for use of public space for the removal van (at least 5 to 10 working days in advance) and read our notes on the parking restriction zone. More on neighbourhoods and costs is in the Hasselt guide.