Metropoolregio Eindhoven

Eindhoven Metropolitan Region
Metropolitan region
Metropoolregio Eindhoven
From top down, left to right: Skyline of Eindhoven,
Light Tower at the city centre, Evoluon conference centre,
Philips Clock Building at Strijp-S, Eindhoven Airport,
Van Abbe Museum, Philips Stadium of PSV Eindhoven,
ASML headquarters, Eindhoven University of Technology,
High Tech Campus Eindhoven
Coordinates: 51°26′00″N 5°29′00″E / 51.433333°N 5.483333°E / 51.433333; 5.483333Coordinates: 51°26′00″N 5°29′00″E / 51.433333°N 5.483333°E / 51.433333; 5.483333
Country  Netherlands
Province  North Brabant
Largest Cities Eindhoven
Helmond
Other Municipalities
Area
  Metro region 1,457.81 km2 (562.86 sq mi)
  Urban[lower-alpha 1] 321.86 km2 (124.27 sq mi)
  Municipality 88.87 km2 (34.31 sq mi)
Population (31 August 2015)[1][2][3]
  Metro region 755,313
  Density 520/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
  Urban 422,666
  Urban density 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
  Municipality 224,300
  Municipality density 2,500/km2 (6,500/sq mi)

The Metropoolregio Eindhoven (MRE; English: Eindhoven Metropolitan Region), until 1 January 2014 the Samenwerkingsverband Regio Eindhoven (SRE; English: Cooperative union for the Region of Eindhoven) is a regional governmental agency for the city region of Eindhoven, Netherlands. The MRE comprises 21 municipalities in the Eindhoven agglomeration, with a total area of 1,457.81 square kilometers. The region has nearly three quarters of a million inhabitants and some 35.000 companies (employing over 330.000 people).

Organizational structure

The MRE is a city region, which means that it is primarily a cooperation of municipalities (it also means that the MRE mandatorily carries out certain tasks for the municipalities, in the form of a joint administration). Final control over the MRE lies with the Regional Council (Dutch: Regioraad), which consists of representatives of the participating municipalities (either mayors or aldermen). The Council sets the general parameters and long-term guidelines within which the MRE operates. The Council also provides overview of the Daily Management, which is responsible for the daily running of the MRE.

The MRE is involved with many areas of administration that are cross-border concerns for the member municipalities. In order to facilitate this, the responsible aldermen for these areas meet six times a year in a meeting.

The Daily Management runs three separate services of the MRE:

The Environmental Service is the largest of the MRE bodies.

In the area of administration, the MRE has three types of responsibilities:

Public transportation

The City and Regional Transportation in North-Brabant is not entirely the legidomain of the province of North-Brabant. Being a city region, MRE is the concession granter for public transportation in the southeast of the province. The current concession holder is Hermes.[4] The MRE also commissioned the creation of the Phileas, a guided bus which runs on the rapid transit lines to Meerhoven, Eindhoven Airport and Veldhoven.

Municipalities

Municipality Population
Asten 16565
Bergeijk 18279
Best 28655
Bladel 19817
Cranendonck 20405
Deurne 31711
Eersel 18262
Eindhoven 221402
Geldrop-Mierlo 38809
Gemert-Bakel 29361
Heeze-Leende 15466
Helmond 89472
Laarbeek 21890
Nuenen 22567
Oirschot 18016
Reusel-De Mierden 12759
Someren 18793
Son en Breugel 16277
Valkenswaard 30336
Veldhoven 44173
Waalre 16826
Total[5] 749,841

See also

References

  1. Stadsgewest Eindhoven
    87,72km2 – Eindhoven
    55,01km2 – Valkenswaard
    34,31km2 – Best
    33,72km2 – Nuenen
    31,73km2 – Veldhoven
    31,02km2 – Geldrop-Mierlo
    25,95km2 – Son en Breugel
    22,40km2 – Waalre
    +321,86km2
  1. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline; Municipality (in Dutch). CBS. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  2. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline; Urban area (in Dutch). CBS. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  3. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline; Metro region (in Dutch). CBS. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  4. "Hermes blijft de vervoerder voor de regio Eindhoven–Helmond!" (Hermes press release 28-01-2008)
  5. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.

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