Short-term rentals · Province de Hainaut

Short-term rentals in Charleroi: data, rules and tools for hosts and property managers

Charleroi at a glance: 4 holiday homes, gîtes and B&Bs on the official register (Wallonia). This page brings together the public data useful for short-term letting, the applicable rules and a digital welcome book demo with real addresses around the town centre.

holiday homes, gîtes and B&Bs on the register

4

short-term lets per 1,000 inhabitants

0.0

nights booked online in 2025

115,049

Market

The short-term rental market in Charleroi

Accommodation on the official register

4 holiday homes, gîtes and B&Bs registered, out of 7 tourist accommodations in total.

0.0 such lets per 1,000 inhabitants.

Offers published by the Commissariat général au Tourisme (Pivot database): only part of the Walloon register.

Source: Commissariat général au Tourisme, Pivot database (ODWB).

Commercial tourist accommodation

9 accommodation establishments and 990 authorised beds in 2024.

Source: WalStat (IWEPS), municipal tourism statistics.

Nights booked on platforms

115,049 nights booked in 2025 through online platforms (Charleroi).

137,146 nights booked in 2025 through online platforms in the arrondissement (Arrondissement de Charleroi). +23.6% compared with 2024.

Source: Eurostat, experimental statistics on short-stay accommodation booked via the major online platforms (all types of accommodation offered, not only holiday homes).

Property managers and hosts listed

Charleroi in the observatory

Regulation

Letting a holiday home in Charleroi: the rules

  • Wallonia: every tourist accommodation requires a prior declaration to the Commissariat général au Tourisme (Walloon Tourism Code).
  • A fire safety certificate is required.
  • Municipalities may levy their own tourist tax: check with the local administration.

General information updated on 9 October 2026, not legal or tax advice. Regional and municipal regulations prevail. Commissariat général au Tourisme

Seasonality

Seasonality: when guests come to Charleroi

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSeptOctNovDec

% · share of the year’s nights

Busiest months: July and August. Quietest month: January.

Share of each month in nights booked via online platforms in 2025, Wallonia region. Source: Eurostat, monthly nights by region.

Property management

Property management in Charleroi: delegate or self-manage

A property manager (“conciergerie”) handles all or part of the work (listings, check-in, cleaning, linen, messages) for a commission. Before choosing one in Charleroi, compare exactly what is included.

What to compare

  • The exact scope: listings and pricing, check-in or self check-in, cleaning, linen, small repairs.
  • The commission and what it covers (cleaning and linen charged separately or not).
  • The company: registration (SIREN) and professional liability insurance.
  • Handling of the tourist tax and the registration number on your listings.
  • The tools given to guests: welcome book, access codes, answers to frequent questions.

Are you a property manager in Charleroi? Majordia brings together your welcome books, self check-in and add-on sales (cleaning, late checkout…) for all your properties.

Digital welcome book

A digital welcome book for a property in Charleroi

Guests always ask the same questions: where to park, where to shop, how to get to the station. In Charleroi, a digital welcome book answers them before they even arrive.

Sample answers for central Charleroi

  • Station: Charleroi-Ouest, 570 m · 7 min walk.
  • Parking: Parking Yser, 360 m · 5 min walk.
  • Nearest pharmacy: Multipharma, 580 m · 7 min walk.
  • Groceries: City Shop, 160 m · 2 min walk.

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Discover the digital welcome book

Demo

Demo flat – Charleroi centre

A complete welcome book for a fictitious flat in central Charleroi: shops, transport and services are real (OpenStreetMap); the host, address and codes are fictitious.

Demo — fictitious property

Closest to the demo flat

  • Charleroi-Ouest

    Railway station

    570 m · 7 min walk

    Directions
  • Multipharma

    Pharmacy

    580 m · 7 min walk

    Opening hours : Mon-Sat 08:00-18:00

    Directions
  • City Shop

    Grocery, supermarket

    160 m · 2 min walk

    Directions
  • Parking Yser

    Car park · 300 spaces · paid

    360 m · 5 min walk

    Directions
  • Point Chaud

    Bakery

    570 m · 7 min walk

    Opening hours : Mon-Fri 06:00-17:30 · Sat 07:00-17:30

    Directions
  • Los Tacos

    Restaurant · Mexican

    160 m · 2 min walk

    Directions
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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Charleroi-OuestCharleroi EdenPalaisParking YserCharleroi Expo P3Q-Park Inno Centre VillePoint ChaudLe Pain QuotidienBai ChuanCity ShopMultipharmaMedi MarketLos TacosLe CarthageCaryatis50's American DinnerBrasserie de l'EdenLa Cuve à bièreMaison des Huit HeuresLa TerrasseBeffroiÉglise Saint-ChristopheÉglise Protestante de CharleroiMonument aux MartyrsParc Reine AstridParcs Jacques DepelsenaireMaison du tourisme de CharleroiEurowash
  • Railway station
  • Stop
  • Car park
  • Bakery
  • Grocery, supermarket
  • Pharmacy
  • Restaurant
  • Café
  • Sight
  • Park, garden
  • Tourist office
  • Launderette

Approximate position of places around the demo flat (centre).

Open the map on OpenStreetMap

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What steps are needed to let tourist accommodation in Charleroi?

Wallonia: every tourist accommodation requires a prior declaration to the Commissariat général au Tourisme (Walloon Tourism Code). Also check with the municipality of Charleroi (local tourist tax, planning rules).

How many tourist lets are there in Charleroi?

4 holiday homes, gîtes and B&Bs are registered in Charleroi (Wallonia).

When is the high season for short-term rentals in Charleroi?

In the Wallonia region, nights booked online peak in July and August (Eurostat). That is when demand is highest in Charleroi.

What should a welcome book include in Charleroi?

The practical information guests ask for in Charleroi: railway station (Charleroi-Ouest, 570 m), car park (Parking Yser, 360 m), pharmacy (Multipharma, 580 m), grocery, supermarket (City Shop, 160 m), access codes, Wi-Fi, checkout instructions and emergency numbers.

Nearby

Other cities around Charleroi

Method

Sources and method

Demo places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL licence); walking distances computed on the OpenStreetMap network (OSRM, FOSSGIS).

Public aggregates only, with the same statistical confidentiality thresholds as the Majordia observatory. No personal data, no real listing or host.

No platform listing data is used on this page.

Data updated on 9 October 2026.

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