Waalre

• Name — Waalre • Settlement Type — Municipality • Shield Size — 100x80px • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Netherlands • Subdivision Type1 — Province • Subdivision Name1 — North Brabant • Governing Body — Municipal council • Leader Party — VVD • Leader Title — Mayor • Leader Name — Marcel Oosterveer • Unit Pref — Metric • Area Total Km2 — Waalre • Area Land Km2 — Waalre • Area Water Km2 — Waalre • Elevation M — 19 • Population Total — Waalre • Population As Of — popbasemonth popbaseyear • Population Density Km2 — Waalre • Population Demonym — Waalrenaar • Timezone — CET • Utc Offset — +1 • Timezone Dst — CEST • Utc Offset Dst — +2 • Postal Code Type — Postcode • Postal Code — 5580–5583 • Area Code Type — Area code • Area Code — 040 • Website — 1=http: www.waalre.nl

• Aalst • Waalre 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).

The current town council was elected at the 2026 local elections. • Council seats • Party — 2002 — |2006 — 2010 — 2014 — 2018 — |2022 — |2026 • D66 — 1 — 1 — 2 — 4 — 3 — 3 — 3 • Aalst-Waalre Belang — 4 — 2 — 5 — 3 — 4 — 3 — 3 • VVD — 4 — 4 — 4 — 3 — 3 — 3 — 3 • CDA — 3 — 3 — 3 — 3 — 2 — 3 — 3 • GroenLinks/PvdA — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 — 3 • GroenLinks — 0 — 1 — 1 — 1 — 2 — 2 — ** • Zelfstandig Waalre (ZW14) — 0 — 0 — 0 — 2 — 2 — 2 — 2 • PvdA — 2 — 4 — 2 — 1 — 1 — 1 — ** • Gemeente Belangen '74 — 3 — 2 — * — 0 — 0 — 0 — 0 • Total — 17 — 17 — 17 — 17 — 17 — 17 — 17 • 2010: Gemeente Belangen '74 merged with Aalst-Waalre Belang. • 2026: Combined GroenLinks/PvdA list.

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

• Geert Jan Jansen (born 1943 in Waalre) a painter and art forger, who was arrested in 1994 and convicted in 2000. • Pierre Karsmakers (born 1946 in Waalre) 1973 AMA National Champion and three-time Dutch motocross national champion (1967, 1969, 1972). • John Baselmans (born 1954 in Aalst) an artist, sculptor, graphic designer and illustrator, lives in Curaçao • Jan van den Dobbelsteen (born 1954 in Waalre) an interdisciplinary artist who teaches at Academy St. Joost • Frans van Houten (born 1960) CEO of Royal Philips Electronics since 2011 • Martijn Oostra (born 1971 in Waalre) a graphic designer, photographer, artist and publicist

• Illustration — Oude Sint Willibrordus kerk, Waalre • Illustration — Waalre, church: the Sint-Willibrorduskerk • Illustration — Eindhovenseweg, Waalre • Illustration — Heikant, a hamlet located between Waalre and Valkenswaard • Illustration — Eindhovenseweg, Aalst