Vught

Vught
Former Saint Peter church in Vught
Former Saint Peter church in Vught
Flag of Vught
Coat of arms of Vught
Highlighted position of Vught in a municipal map of North Brabant
Location in North Brabant
Position of Vught in the maps of the Netherlands and North Brabant
Position of Vught in the maps of the Netherlands and North Brabant
Vught
Position of Vught in the maps of the Netherlands and North Brabant
Position of Vught in the maps of the Netherlands and North Brabant
Vught
Coordinates: 51°39′N 5°18′E / 51.650°N 5.300°E / 51.650; 5.300
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Brabant
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorRoderick van de Mortel (VVD)
Area
 • Total34.69 km2 (13.39 sq mi)
 • Land33.75 km2 (13.03 sq mi)
 • Water0.94 km2 (0.36 sq mi)
Elevation5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[4]
 • Total31,669
 • Density938/km2 (2,430/sq mi)
DemonymVughtenaar
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
5260–5266
Area code0411, 073
Websitevught.nl

Vught (Dutch pronunciation: [vʏxt] ) is a municipality and a town in the Province of North Brabant in the southern Netherlands, and lies just south of the industrial and administrative centre of 's-Hertogenbosch. Many commuters live there, and in 2004 the town was named "Best place to live" by the Dutch magazine Elsevier.[5]

  1. ^ "Burgemeester R.J. van de Mortel" [Mayor R.J. van de Mortel] (in Dutch). Gemeente Vught. Retrieved 7 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 5261EP". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  5. ^ "De beste gemeenten". Elsevier Weekblad. 19 June 2004. pp. 52–54.