Oirschot

Oirschot
Former city hall of Oirschot
Former city hall of Oirschot
Flag of Oirschot
Coat of arms of Oirschot
Highlighted position of Oirschot in a municipal map of North Brabant
Location in North Brabant
Coordinates: 51°30′N 5°18′E / 51.500°N 5.300°E / 51.500; 5.300
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Brabant
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorJudith Keijzers-Verschelling (CDA)
Area
 • Total102.84 km2 (39.71 sq mi)
 • Land101.78 km2 (39.30 sq mi)
 • Water1.06 km2 (0.41 sq mi)
Elevation17 m (56 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[4]
 • Total18,842
 • Density185/km2 (480/sq mi)
DemonymOirschottenaar
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
5090–5091, 5688–5689
Area code013, 0499
Websitewww.oirschot.nl
Map of the municipality of Oirschot, June 2015

Oirschot (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈoːrsxɔt] ; Orskot in the local dialect) is a municipality and town in the province of North Brabant (Noord-Brabant) in the southern Netherlands. It is 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from Eindhoven and 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Tilburg. The municipality had a population of 18,842 in 2021.

  1. ^ "Samenstelling" [Members] (in Dutch). Gemeente Oirschot. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Postcodetool for 5688AK". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.