Municipality of Nuenen consists of the three church villages of Nuenen, Gerwen and Nederwetten. In addition, Nuenen has a number of hamlets: Opwetten, Boord, Eeneind, Stad van Gerwen and Olen.

Read more about the villages on the Home History Society's website.

Village Councils

A village council is an advisory committee of the college that represents the collective interests of the residents in its area of operation and to this end it has the following duties and powers:

• Provide solicited and unsolicited advice on policies affecting the general interest in the village.
• Communication duties as an intermediary to residents in the work area.
• Involvement in developments in the work area and in policy processes in the work area 

Read more about the duties and powers in the regulations (pdf).

There is a village council in Gerwen and Nederwetten. Information can be found on the councils website:

• Nederwetten village council
• Gerwen village council

Contact person within the municipality when it comes to Village Councils and/or Neighborhood Working is Elma van Keulen. She can be reached at (040) 2631631 e.vankeulen@nuenen.nl 

Neighborhood Associations

There are several neighborhood associations in the Municipality of Nuenen that are doing great work with great initiatives. Below is an overview of these associations.

• Heikampen residents association
• Interest association Molvense Erven
• Neighborhood Association Around Andries Square
• Neighborhood Association The Puyven
• Panakkers neighborhood association
• Neighborhood association Opwettens Land

Would you also like to submit a neighborhood association to this page? Then send an email to gemeentehuis@nuenen.nl.