Son en Breugel | |
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Coordinates: 51°31′N 5°30′E / 51.517°N 5.500°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | North Brabant |
Government | |
• Body | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Suzanne Otters-Bruijnen (VVD) |
Area | |
• Total | 26.51 km2 (10.24 sq mi) |
• Land | 25.95 km2 (10.02 sq mi) |
• Water | 0.56 km2 (0.22 sq mi) |
Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
Population (January 2021)[4] | |
• Total | 17,552 |
• Density | 676/km2 (1,750/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postcode | 5690–5694 |
Area code | 0499 |
Website | www |
Son en Breugel (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsɔn ɛm ˈbrøːɣəl] ) is a municipality in the southern Netherlands just outside Eindhoven. The municipality covers an area of 26.51 km2 (10.24 sq mi) of which 0.56 km2 (0.22 sq mi) is water. It had a population of 17,552 in 2021. Son en Breugel used to be two different villages: 'Son' and 'Breugel', with the stream the Dommel separating the two villages. Son en Breugel also borders the following larger municipalities: Eindhoven, Meierijstad, Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten, and Best. The spoken language is North Meierijs (an East Brabantian dialect, which is very similar to colloquial Dutch).[5]