What may I do in Valkenswaard?
Sleep insidewithout putting anything outside
NO
the municipal by-law
Camplevelling legs, awning, table
NO
the municipal by-law
Tonight, hereOpen-Meteo · ahora mismo
this municipalityprotected areaneighbouring municipalities, in their own colour: they can be tapped
Why, and on what paper
NO
⚠ detention (hechtenis) of up to three months
the municipal by-law governs · 4:20.
«Het is verboden op of aan de weg, al dan niet in een voertuig, te overnachten, dan wel op of aan de weg een voertuig, woonwagen, tent, caravan of soortgelijk ander onderkomen te plaatsen met het kennelijke doel dit als slaapplaats te gebruiken of daarin te overnachten, dan wel gelegenheid daarvoor te bieden.»
Which text each answer comes from
Park ·
Algemene plaatselijke verordening Valkenswaard 2024 art. 6:24 · verified on 2026-08-12
Camp · no
Algemene plaatselijke verordening Valkenswaard 2024 art. 6:18 · verified on 2026-08-12
The municipality, in figures
The municipality
Valkenswaard is a medium-sized municipality measuring 10 by 13 kilometres. With 31.714 inhabitants it is densely populated (562 per square kilometre). Within its boundaries there are 2 protected areas, including Leenderbos, Groote Heide & De Plateaux. There, the rules on permitted uses are set by each area's own plan. It borders 6 municipalities, and the answer may change on crossing any of those lines.
| Superficie | 56 km² |
|---|---|
| Population | 31.714 |
| Densidad | 562 hab/km² |
| Area | 10 × 13 km |
| Costa | no, inland municipality |
| Protected areas | 2 |
| Neighbouring municipalities | 6 |
This municipality touches: Leenderbos, Groote Heide & De Plateaux, Leenderbos, Groote Heide & De Plateaux.
2 protected areas within
Valkenswaard touches 2 Natura 2000 sites.
- Leenderbos, Groote Heide & De Plateaux
- Leenderbos, Groote Heide & De Plateaux
The national rule does not set a specific aggravating factor for these sites: each area's own rule governs.
Calculated by intersecting the municipality's polygon with the 27,172 Natura 2000 sites of the European Environment Agency. The site covers part of the municipality.
All the layers that apply
Why — the layers that apply here
municipality · this one governs
Ordenanza de Valkenswaard
Algemene plaatselijke verordening Valkenswaard 2024 art. 4:20 · verified on 2026-08-12
«Het is verboden op of aan de weg, al dan niet in een voertuig, te overnachten, dan wel op of aan de weg een voertuig, woonwagen, tent, caravan of soortgelijk ander onderkomen te plaatsen met het kennelijke doel dit als slaapplaats te gebruiken of daarin te overnachten, dan wel gelegenheid daarvoor te bieden.»
protected zone
2 areas: Leenderbos, Groote Heide & De Plateaux · Leenderbos, Groote Heide & De Plateaux
Protected-area designation: the rule of the protected area applies here in addition to the municipal one, and it usually makes the penalty harsher.
country
Netherlands
- there is NO national rule: each of the ~342 municipalities decides in its APV
- the VNG model (art. 5:6) prohibits more than THREE CONSECUTIVE DAYS, but ONLY on the roads the municipality has expressly designated
- many municipalities invert the wording of the model: no extrapolation from one to another is possible
NO national rule since the WOR was repealed on 1-1-2008. Each municipality decides in its APV; the VNG model is art. 5:6 · verified on 2026-08-08
«langer dan drie achtereenvolgende dagen te plaatsen of te hebben op de weg»
Neighbouring municipalities
Near here
Waalre · own by-lawnoBergeijk · own by-lawit dependsHeeze-Leende · own by-lawnoVeldhoven · own by-lawit dependsCranendonck · own by-lawnoEersel · own by-lawnoEindhoven · national ruleit dependsGeldrop-Mierlo · own by-lawnoBladel · own by-lawit dependsSomeren · own by-lawno
Adjoining municipalities with their rule. This site does not say where other people have slept: that is a different product.
Signage on site and the local authority prevail. This reproduces the written rule as of the date indicated: it is neither legal advice nor an authorisation.