Waalre

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Waalre
Municipality
Monument 513720 Hoogstraat 6-8 Waalre.jpg
Former monastery in Waalre
Waalre vlag.svg
Flag
Waalre wapen.svg
Coat of arms
Map - NL - Municipality code 0866 (2009).svg
Location in North Brabant
Coordinates: 51°24′N5°28′E / 51.400°N 5.467°E / 51.400; 5.467
Country Netherlands
Province North Brabant
Government
[1]
 • Body Municipal council
 •  Mayor Marcel Oosterveer (VVD)
Area
[2]
 • Total22.66 km2 (8.75 sq mi)
 • Land22.39 km2 (8.64 sq mi)
 • Water0.27 km2 (0.10 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]
19 m (62 ft)
Population
 (January 2021) [4]
 • Total17,544
 • Density784/km2 (2,030/sq mi)
Demonym Waalrenaar
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
5580–5583
Area code 040
Website www.waalre.nl

Waalre (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋaːlrə] ⓘ ) is an affluent municipality and town in the province of North Brabant in the southern Netherlands, immediately south of the city of Eindhoven.

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Population centres

Waalre is often called the Groenfontein (Green fountain) due to its civic policy of providing a variety of trees in its streets.

Waalre is considered one of the richest villages in the Netherlands due to the numerous millionaires living there. It was voted 7th best Dutch municipality to live in, according to a 2010 Elsevier research. The municipality is surrounded by woods, fields, and lakes. The nearest city is Eindhoven, which is situated on the other side of the A67 motorway.

The spoken language is Kempenlands (an East Brabantian dialect, which is very similar to colloquial Dutch). [5]

Town council

The current town council was elected at the 2022 local elections.

Council seats
Party2002 [6] 2006 [7] 2010 [8] 2014 [9] 1918 [10] 2022 [11]
D66 112433
Aalst-Waalre Belang425343
VVD 444333
CDA 333323
GroenLinks 011122
ZW14000022
PvdA 242111
Gemeente Belangen '74320000
Zelfstandig Waalre000200
Total171717171717

Waalre town hall

In July 2012 the town hall of Waalre was destroyed by a fire that resulted from two cars driving into the building from opposite ends at night. [12]

Notable people

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References

  1. ↑ "College B&W" [Members of the board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Waalre. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  2. ↑ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "Postcodetool for 5582LA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  5. ↑ Jos & Cor Swanenberg: Taal in stad en land: Oost-Brabants, ISBN   9012090105
  6. ↑ "Gemeenteraadsverkiezingen 6 maart 2002 Waalre" (in Dutch). NRC Handelsblad. 21 September 2016. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  7. ↑ "Waalre municipal election 2006". verkiezingsuitslagen.nl (in Dutch). 7 March 2006. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  8. ↑ "Waalre municipal election 2010". verkiezingsuitslagen.nl (in Dutch). 3 March 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  9. ↑ "Waalre municipal election 2014". verkiezingsuitslagen.nl (in Dutch). 19 March 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  10. ↑ "Waalre municipal election 2018". verkiezingsuitslagen.nl (in Dutch). 21 March 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  11. ↑ "Waalre municipal election 2022". verkiezingsuitslagen.nl (in Dutch). 16 March 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  12. ↑ "Town hall destroyed by fire after night-time attack by two cars". Dutch News . NL. Retrieved 18 December 2012.


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