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Real Estate in Wallonia

Strategic, Cost-Efficient, and Scalable Opportunities at the Heart of Europe

Land Availability: Space to Grow in the Heart of Europe

Wallonia offers one of the most attractive levels of industrial land availability in Western Europe — a critical differentiator as neighbouring markets face increasing saturation.

Key Advantages

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Large-scale industrial plots available across multiple regions

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Logistics-ready and manufacturing-ready sites, pre-equipped for rapid deployment

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Zoned industrial parks with modern utilities and excellent multimodal access

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Room to expand, ensuring long-term scalability for growing operations

Price Competitiveness: One of Europe’s Most Cost-Efficient Industrial Markets

Wallonia combines exceptionally competitive land prices with low industrial rental rates, offering a compelling cost advantage compared with France, the Netherlands, Germany, and Luxembourg.

Average Regional Benchmarks (Q1 2025)

  • Industrial Land Values: ≈ 70–140 €/m²
  • Prime Logistics Rents (>20,000 m²): ≈ 55–60 €/m²/year
  • Light Industrial / Multi-Let: ≈ 50–55 €/m²/year

Competitive Positioning vs. Europe

  • 2–10x cheaper than the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg
  • Considerably more cost-efficient than Paris, Amsterdam, Munich, Frankfurt
  • Stable rental market with predictable long-term operating costs

For investors seeking high performance with controlled expenditures, Wallonia delivers the strongest cost-to-value ratio in Western Europe.

Business Parks: Ready-to-Operate Sites Across the Region

Wallonia is home to an extensive network of modern, well-serviced business parks, tailored to meet the needs of manufacturing, logistics, life sciences, advanced technologies, and industrial services.

Business parks in Wallonia are designed to offer plug-and-play solutions, enabling companies to accelerate their establishment and scale efficiently.

Key Features of Walloon Business Parks

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Fully serviced plots with electricity, water, telecom, high-speed fibre

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Direct access to strategic motorways, rail lines, or waterways

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Flexible leasing or acquisition modalities

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A predictable and supportive administrative environment

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Access to skilled labour pools and training centres nearby

Sectoral Hubs: A Powerful Ecosystem for Strategic Industries

Wallonia hosts several high-performance sector-specific hubs, each designed to support clusters of excellence in key industries. These environments combine R&D, specialised infrastructure, and high-skilled talent.

These hubs offer investors sector-specific competitive advantages, including access to experts, research capabilities, specialised suppliers, and global markets.

Sector-specific hubs

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BioPark Charleroi Brussels South

  • One of Europe’s leading biotechnology hubs
  • Home to cutting-edge research, GMP manufacturing, and clinical development
  • Strong expertise in cell therapy, gene therapy, immunotherapy, and vaccines

CleanTech District

  • Dedicated to renewable energy, environmental technologies, hydrogen, and materials recycling
  • Testbeds, pilot lines, and specialised support for clean-tech scale-ups

Liège Trilogiport

  • A major inland logistics hub connected directly to the ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp
  • Seamless integration of river, rail, and road freight
  • Preferred zone for large distribution centres and e-commerce operators

CBTC – China Belgium Technology Center

  • Focus on cybersecurity, space applications, advanced IT, and Industry 4.0
  • Close collaboration with universities and research institutes
  • Incubators and high-tech labs supporting innovation-driven companies

Remarkable Infrastructures: A Multimodal Gateway to Europe

Wallonia’s real estate potential is strengthened by exceptional transport and logistics infrastructure that enhances supply chain performance and market reach.

Key Infrastructures Boosting Real Estate Value

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Airports

  • Direct access to Belgium’s cargo gateway
  • Fast global connectivity for pharma, perishables, e-commerce, and express shipping

Inland Ports

  • Fourth-largest inland port network in Europe
  • Direct links to Antwerp, Rotterdam, Germany, and Northern France

Railway Freight Network

  • One of the densest rail networks in the EU
  • High-capacity corridors supporting multimodal logistics and heavy industry
  • Seamless integration between industrial zones, terminals, and business parks

Strategic Motorway Grid

  • 100% of Wallonia connected to major European motorways
    Smooth access to France, Germany, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands

A Proven Advantage for Investors

This multimodal backbone reduces:

  • transportation costs
  • delivery times
  • carbon footprint
  • supply chain risk

It also increases operational efficiency and market access, particularly for logistics-heavy sectors such as e-commerce, automotive, pharmaceuticals, and advanced manufacturing.

Wallonia Offers the Ideal Real Estate Platform for Growth

With its competitive industrial land prices, ample availability, sector-driven hubs, and world-class multimodal infrastructure, Wallonia provides one of Europe’s most strategic environments for companies seeking to expand, relocate, or optimise their operations.

  • Lower costs

  • Strategic geographic positioning

  • Modern business parks

  • Sectoral excellence hubs

  • Reliable infrastructure

  • Strong support from the regional investment agency

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