Demonym(s) Waalrenaar Postcode 5580–5583 Area 22.71 km² | Elevation 19 m (62 ft) Time zone CET (UTC+1) Website www.waalre.nl Local time Thursday 6:01 PM Area code 040 | |
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Weather 12°C, Wind NW at 10 km/h, 57% Humidity | ||
Waalre ( pronunciation ) 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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Map of Waalre, Netherlands
Population centres
Waalre is the so-called Groenfontein (Green fountain). This stems from its civic policy to provide a diverse tree population in streets and lanes.
Waalre is considered to be 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).
Town council
The current town council was elected at the 2014 local elections.
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.