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Alphen-Chaam

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Alphen-Chaam
Municipality
Alphen - Marechausseekazerne
Flag Coat of arms
Location in North Brabant
Coordinates: 51°29′N 4°57′E / 51.483°N 4.950°E / 51.483; 4.950
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Brabant
Established	1 January 1997^[1]
Government ^[2]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Joerie Minses (Ind.)
Area ^[3]
• Total	93.52 km² (36.11 sq mi)
• Land	93.04 km² (35.92 sq mi)
• Water	0.48 km² (0.19 sq mi)
Elevation ^[4]	24 m (79 ft)
Population (January 2021)^[5]
• Total	10,373
• Density	111/km² (290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	4855–4861, 5130–5131
Area code	013, 0161, 076
Website	www.alphen-chaam.nl

Alphen-Chaam (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɑlfə(ŋ) ˈxaːm] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in the southern Netherlands.

Population centres[edit]

Towns:

Alphen (4,000)
Chaam (3,810)
Galder (1,190)

Hamlets (the population data of these hamlets is included in the population data of the towns near which they are located):

Alphen-Boshoven

Alphen-Oosterwijk

Boslust

Cauwelaar

Chaamdijk

Druisdijk

Geersbroek

Ginderdoor

Grazen

Heerstaaien

Heikant

Het Sas

Hondseind

Houtgoor

Kalishoek

Klooster

Kwaalburg

Leg

Looneind

Meijsberg

Notsel

Rakens

Snijders-Chaam

Strijbeek

Terover

Ulvenhout AC

Venweg

't Zand

Topography[edit]

Topographic map of the municipality of Alphen-Chaam, Sept. 2014.

Notable people[edit]

Ruud de Moor (born 1928 in Chaam – 2001) a Dutch professor of sociology
Piet A. Verheyen (born 1931 in Alphen) a Dutch economist and academic
Natasha den Ouden (born 1973 in Galder) a Dutch cyclist
Jelle Klaasen (born 1984 in Alphen) a Dutch professional darts player, the youngest winner of the World Darts Championship at age 21

Gallery[edit]

De Kloostertuin, Alphen
Chaam, Ledevaert kerk
Voormalig raadhuis, Nieuw Ginneken

Buitengebied Chaam

References[edit]

^ "Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 1997" [Municipal divisions on 1 January 1997]. cbs.nl (in Dutch). CBS. Retrieved 25 April 2014.

^ "College van B&W" [Board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Alphen-Chaam. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014.

^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.

^ "Postcodetool for 5131AV". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2014.

^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.