Uden-Veghel is a polycentric metropolitan area, centred on the towns of Uden and Veghel, in the east of the province of North Brabant in the southern Netherlands. It consists of the neighbouring municipalities of Maashorst (merger of Uden and Landerd in 2022) and Meierijstad (merger of Schijndel, Sint-Oedenrode, and Veghel in 2017) with the surrounding municipalities of Bernheze and Boekel.[1]

Uden-Veghel
Metropolitan region
Stedelijke regio Uden-Veghel
Coordinates: 51°38′17″N 5°34′09″E / 51.638016°N 5.569175°E / 51.638016; 5.569175
Country Netherlands
Province North Brabant
Largest municipalities [1]Maashorst
Meierijstad
Other municipalitiesBernheze, Boekel
Area
 • Metro region428.04 km2 (165.27 sq mi)
 • Land425.21 km2 (164.17 sq mi)
 • Water2.83 km2 (1.09 sq mi)
 • Urban
40.58 km2 (15.67 sq mi)
Population
 (Metro region, January 2014; Urban area, January 2010)[2][3]
 • Metro region161,900
 • Density381/km2 (990/sq mi)
 • Urban
94,215
 • Urban density2,322/km2 (6,010/sq mi)
Uden–Veghel–Schijndel urban area in 2013[a]

The province of North Brabant established the partnership in 2002 for spatial planning purposes, and stated that the municipalities of Uden and Veghel are complementary to each other. The agreement included zoning plans for the development of residential, business and industrial areas, as well as plans for the development and preservation of nature in the region.

The provincie of North Brabant defines the chain of Schijndel-Eerde-Veghel and Uden-Volkel as highly urbanized. The municipalities of Sint-Oedenrode and Landerd are described as being moderately urbanized, and Erp, Boekel and Bernheze are considered to be rural.

Population figures and facts of Uden-Veghel (2010)
Municipality [1] Population Jobs Companies
Uden 40,536 22,221 2,900
Veghel 37,303 28,602 2,727
Schijndel 22,991 10,041 1,738
Sint-Oedenrode 17,680 5,997 1,403
Bernheze 29,655 10,168 2,150
Landerd 14,888 6,233 1,117
Boekel 9,772 3,925 802
Total: 172,825 79,638 12,837

(source: CBS, Gemeente op Maat)

Topographic map of the Uden–Veghel metropolitan region, 2013

Notes

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  1. ^ Uden–Veghel–Schijndel urban area
    Combined built-up area of Uden, Veghel and Schijndel, with adjacent commuter towns and business parks, forming a continuous urban and industrially developed area. The outer rural areas aren't included.

References

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  1. ^ a b c On 1 January 2017, Schijndel, Sint-Oedenrode, and Veghel merged into the new municipality of Meierijstad.
  2. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2014" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2014]. CBS Statline; Metro region (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2010" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2010]. CBS Statline; Urban area (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2014.