Breda City

What Breda City does

Gemeente Breda (Breda City) is a Dutch municipal government entity in the province of North Brabant, founded in 1252 when it received its city rights. It administers public services to the residents, entrepreneurs, visitors, and students of Breda, with Mayor Paul Depla leading the college of mayor and aldermen. The municipality's service portfolio spans civil registration, waste management, parking, recreation, urban planning, social support, environmental services, and community development.

The municipality operates a digital-first service model anchored by the Mijn Breda portal, which integrates national DigiD authentication for citizen self-service, complemented by the BuitenBeter mobile application (available on Google Play and Apple App Store) for reporting neighborhood issues such as broken streetlights, sidewalk damage, and litter. Physical infrastructure includes the Galderse Meren recreation area with 1,300 parking spaces, five free bicycle parking facilities (Oranje Zuid, Haven, Nieuwstraat, Oude Vest, Het Turfschip), the Fietsdepot for impounded bicycles, and the Stadsarchief & Archeologie Breda division for archival and archaeological research. The organization has 1,001-5,000 employees, one wholly-owned operating subsidiary (Stadsarchief & Archeologie Breda), and a network of more than 15 active European partnerships spanning climate action, energy transition, water heritage, biodiversity, and affordable housing.

Breda's funding model is primarily tax-based (municipal taxes, WOZ property assessments, government grants) supplemented by user fees for specific services — parking at Galderse Meren (€6/day, April–September), bicycle retrieval (€25 admin fee plus €10 delivery), paleography course fees (€99 for 10 lessons), and various permits. Domestic resources are supplemented by EU/Interreg funding, notably €4.7 million for the GreenQuays consortium along the Nieuwe Mark. The municipality is governed by the June 2026 Bestuursakkoord 'Breda Durft, Breda Doet', which sets the strategic course for the four-year term following the 18 March 2026 municipal elections. Note: Breda is a public administrative body (gemeente), not a private corporation; the investment-analytic framework applies only in the loosest sense.

Name

Breda City

Legal name

Gemeente Breda

Website

https://breda.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Gemeente Breda is a Dutch municipal government entity serving Breda in North Brabant, providing digital and in-person municipal services including civil registration, waste management, parking, recreation, and urban planning to residents, businesses, visitors, and students within its jurisdiction.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Breda

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Gemeente Breda delivers local government services to residents, entrepreneurs, visitors, and students of Breda, Netherlands. Core offerings include a DigiD-authenticated digital citizen portal (Mijn Breda), a mobile reporting app (BuitenBeter), civil registry and identification services (passports, driver's licenses, birth/marriage/death records), waste management and recycling programs, parking permits and paid parking at recreation areas, bicycle storage and retrieval from municipal facilities, building permit information via bouwdossiers, city archive and archaeological research services, and recreation facilities such as Galderse Meren.

Product overview

Gemeente Breda provides a suite of digital citizen services centered around the Mijn Breda portal, complemented by mobile applications like the BuitenBeter App for issue reporting, and physical infrastructure services including bicycle parking facilities and recreational areas like the Galderse Meren. The Stadsarchief Breda division offers archival and genealogical research services. These services are primarily citizen-facing municipal offerings rather than commercial software products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Mijn Breda: Online portal for residents to manage municipal affairs and view personal information
• BuitenBeter-app
• Breda Werkt
• Breda Sport

Products and services

• Mijn Breda Citizen Portal A secure online citizen portal where residents can manage and view their municipal affairs with the municipality of Breda, accessible via DigiD national authentication.
• BuitenBeter Mobile App A mobile application enabling citizens to report issues such as broken streetlights, sidewalk damage, litter, or nuisance directly to the municipality.
• Stadsarchief Breda Archive Service The city archive and archaeology department providing access to historical records, genealogical research, property research, and archival documents for residents and researchers.
• Galderse Meren Recreation Area A natural lake area near Breda offering swimming and recreation during the recreational season (April 1 to September 30), with facilities for parking and various recreational activities.
• Municipal Bicycle Parking Facilities Five fixed bicycle parking facilities where cyclists can park their bikes, mopeds, or scooters free of charge, including facilities at Oranje Zuid, Haven, Nieuwstraat, Oude Vest, and Het Turfschip.
• Breda Nieuwsbrief Newsletter Service A monthly newsletter providing updates on city news, neighborhood information, and municipal announcements to subscribed residents, with a parallel Bredanaars Nieuwsbrief offering district-specific news.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Feature2 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• GREENgaged Citizens European NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024European network for local climate action bringing together municipalities from 12 countries (France, Spain, Portugal, Letland, Cyprus, Italy, Slovenia, Greece, Bulgaria, Hungary, Malta) to share knowledge on sustainability and energy transition. Project duration 20 months.
• Interreg Vlaanderen-NederlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean cooperation program funding cross-border projects. Multiple projects including Natuur-inbouw (Nature-inclusive Building) and Otter over de grens (Otter across the border) funded through this program.
• WaVE ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWater-linked heritage Valorization project led by Breda with partners: Ravenna (Italy), Aarhus (Denmark), Alicante Province (Spain), Ister-Granum region (Hungary-Slovakia border), Certimac (Italy), and Delft University of Technology. Aims to utilize and revalue water-bound heritage.
• Covenant of Mayors 2030 Twinning - LeedsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerClimate cooperation twinning between Breda and Leeds (England) for knowledge exchange on local climate objectives, climate action planning, and implementation strategies.
• GreenQuays ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUrban innovative Actions project for green quay development along Nieuwe Mark. Partners: Natuurplein de Baronie, RAVON, TU Delft, Boomkwekerij Gebroeders Van den Berk BV, Wageningen University & Research, Waterschap Brabantse Delta, and Stichting BLASt. Received €4.7 million EU subsidy.
• UrbAct Health & Greenspace ProgramminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean knowledge exchange program. Breda participates in redevelopment of Seelig-Zuid barracks into public city park. Partners include Budapest (lead), Poznan, Messina, Santa Pola, Limerick, Tartu, Espoo, and Suceava.
• Cool Towns Project (2018-2022)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean Interreg 2 Seas project (2018-2022) mapping heat stress risks in smaller cities. Partners included Middelburg, Oost-Vlaanderen, Oostende, Southend-on-sea, University of Greenwich, Kent County Council, University of Picardie Jules Verne, GreenBlue Urban, and others.
• Smart Energy Link (SEL)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInterreg project developing new energy models in the border region focusing on renewable energy production, smart grids, and energy hotspots.
• LECSEA - Local Energy CommunitiesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInterreg 2 Seas project developing Local Energy Communities (LECs) for sustainable energy sharing at medium scale in the 2 Seas region.
• ESF+ Social InclusionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean Social Fund Plus subsidy supporting projects helping residents improve their labor market position and self-reliance through training and guidance.
• Natuur-inbouw Project PartnersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInterreg Vlaanderen-Nederland project (Sep 2023 - Aug 2026) for nature-inclusive building. Dutch partners: Breda, Goes, Middelburg, Terneuzen, Weert, Provincie Zeeland, TU Eindhoven, Vogelbescherming Nederland. Flemish partners include APB Kamp C, various provinces, and universities.
• Otter over de grens ConsortiumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInterreg project (Apr 2024 - Mar 2027) improving otter habitat in Flanders-Netherlands border region. 16 partners including nature organizations, provinces, and water boards.
• NS (Nederlandse Spoorwegen)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNS operates bicycle storage facilities at Breda stations (Centrum and Belcrum) managed by NS under agreement with municipality.
• AHA Budapest Project ConsortiumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffordable Housing for All European Urban Initiative project led by Budapest with partners Breda, Pula (Croatia), and Alfafar (Spain). Focuses on innovative solutions for affordable housing.
• UPSURGE Project - Linie ZuidminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean project improving urban air quality, climate resilience, heat stress, water management, and biodiversity through Nature Based Solutions (NBS) as part of Linie Zuid development.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Gemeente Tilburg: Large Dutch municipality in North Brabant, comparable in population scale and service portfolio to Breda. Provides the same range of citizen services (waste, parking, permits, social support, recreation) and serves as a direct operational peer.
• Gemeente Eindhoven: Adjacent North Brabant municipality of similar scale, also delivering digital municipal services, urban development, and EU-funded innovation projects. Comparable governance structure and citizen service model.
• Gemeente 's-Hertogenbosch: Provincial capital of North Brabant with a comparable population and full municipal service offering (waste, parking, archives, social domain). Operates the same DigiD-based digital citizen portal model as Breda.
• Gemeente Nijmegen: Mid-large Dutch municipality delivering the same full suite of citizen services, including digital portals and EU-participation initiatives. Comparable service breadth and target population profile.
• Gemeente Maastricht: Dutch municipality of similar scale, operating equivalent citizen service platforms, waste/recreation infrastructure, and EU-funded cooperation projects. Direct operational peer for benchmarking.
• Gemeente Arnhem: Mid-size Dutch municipality with a comparable service portfolio including digital citizen portals, recreation facilities, and social support programs. Similar governance and citizen engagement model.
• Gemeente Groningen: Northern Dutch university city running a comparable municipal service stack (digital portal, waste, parking, permits, student-oriented services). Useful peer for the student citizen segment Breda also serves.

Broad incumbents

• Gemeente Utrecht: Larger Dutch municipality running a similar DigiD-authenticated Mijn Utrecht citizen portal and equivalent municipal services. A broader incumbent in the same space, useful as a scaled reference point.
• Gemeente Rotterdam: Much larger Dutch municipality offering the same range of municipal services at greater scale, including advanced digital citizen engagement. A broader incumbent benchmark for what scaled service delivery looks like.
• Gemeente Amsterdam: Largest Dutch municipality with a comprehensive DigiD-based digital citizen portal (Mijn Amsterdam) and extensive EU project participation. A broad incumbent reference for the upper bound of municipal service delivery scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@gemeentebreda8788
• Facebookfacebook.com/gemeente-breda-1018434581555107
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gemeente-breda
• Instagraminstagram.com/gemeente_breda
• Xx.com/breda

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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