HOLSBEEK

What HOLSBEEK does

Gemeente Holsbeek is a Belgian municipality (gemeente) located in the province of Flemish Brabant, Belgium, serving its resident population through mandated local government services. The current municipality was formed on January 2, 1977 through a merger of Holsbeek, Kortrijk-Dutsel, Nieuwrode, and Sint-Pieters-Rode, with historical records tracing the name back to 'Hulsbecca'/'Hoelsbeke' in 1029. It operates from its town hall (Gemeentehuis) at Dutselstraat 15, 3220 Holsbeek with 16 listed employees, delivering core administrative services including civil registry operations, identity documents (eID, Kids-ID, biometric passports), driver's licenses, marriage ceremonies, birth and adoption registration, death certificates, residence permits, and local tax administration.

The municipality has built a digital service ecosystem alongside its physical town hall, including the Burgerloket citizen portal for civil declarations (legal cohabitation, marriage, prenatal recognition, birth notifications via Mijn Burgerprofiel), the Digitaal Loket for online permit and subsidy applications, and the BelDrive platform for online driver's license applications. These digital channels run on LCP e-government infrastructure and integrate with national Belgian identity platforms (eID, itsme via Cevi). The municipality maintains operational partnerships with OCMW Holsbeek for social welfare services, a multi-municipality police zone (Bierbeek-Boutersem-Holsbeek-Lubbeek) for law enforcement, Brandweer Zone Oost for fire services, and De Lijn for public transport. The municipal coat of arms and flag were formally registered on March 1, 1988 by the Community Minister of Culture.

As a public government entity, Holsbeek does not operate on a commercial revenue model. Its funding derives from local taxation, Flemish and federal government allocations, and regulated administrative fees for documents and ceremonies (e.g., €20 marriage ceremony, €36 international driving license, €8 Kids-ID, €55-€320 biometric passports, €1,000 nationality declaration). The entity has no private parent company, no subsidiaries, no funding rounds, and no equity structure — it is governed by elected officials under Belgian municipal law and serves a geographically constrained residential population as its sole and exclusive customer base.

Name

HOLSBEEK

Legal name

Gemeente Holsbeek

Website

https://holsbeek.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Gemeente Holsbeek is a Belgian municipality in Flemish Brabant providing mandated local government services — civil registry, identity documents, driver's licenses, permits, and social welfare coordination — exclusively to its resident population through a town hall and digital citizen portals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (925), Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (92512), Community Housing Services (62422)

SIC

Services-Management Services (8741), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Transportation, Parking & Mobility Administration (BPAIACAM)

Keywords

• Municipal administration
• Civil registration
• Identity documents
• Local government services
• Public administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Holsbeek

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Gemeente Holsbeek is a Belgian municipal government that delivers mandated public administration services to its residents, including civil status registration (birth, marriage, death, cohabitation), issuance of identity and travel documents (eID, Kids-ID, biometric passports), driver's licenses, local permits (building, environmental, mobility), population registry management, and community services (library, sports, youth, seniors, welfare via OCMW). Services are delivered both at the physical town hall and through digital portals (Burgerloket, Digitaal Loket, BelDrive).

Product overview

Gemeente Holsbeek operates as a municipal government offering a comprehensive suite of citizen services primarily delivered through its administrative departments. The service portfolio consists of core administrative services (identity documents including eID, Kids-ID, and biometric passports; driver's licenses via in-person and BelDrive digital channels), civil registry services (birth, marriage, death certificates), and a digital service ecosystem centered on the Burgerloket citizen portal and Digitaal Loket. Additional municipal offerings include environmental services, mobility programs, and heritage services. The municipality uses third-party platforms including Cevi for digital government services, itsme for identity verification, and various transport sharing services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Elektronische identiteitskaart (eID) Electronic identity card issued to Belgian citizens residing in Holsbeek, with an embedded microchip enabling online identity verification and electronic document signing. Standard validity is 10 years.
• Kids-ID Electronic identity card for Belgian children under 12 years of age residing in Holsbeek, required for travel within Europe and certain non-European countries.
• Biometrisch paspoort (Biometric Passport) Passport containing biometric data including fingerprints, valid for 7 years for adults and 5 years for minors, issued to citizens of Holsbeek for international travel.
• Rijbewijs, auto (B) - Driver's License Category B European driver's license in bank card format, valid for 10 years, granting car driving privileges, issued to residents of Holsbeek.
• BelDrive - Online Driver's License Service Online platform allowing Holsbeek residents to apply for or renew a driver's license digitally and collect the physical document in person at the town hall.
• Burgerloket - Citizen Portal Online portal for Holsbeek citizens to file civil declarations including legal cohabitation registration, marriage declarations, prenatal recognition, and birth notifications via Mijn Burgerprofiel.
• Digitaal Loket - Digital Counter Comprehensive digital service counter offering Holsbeek residents online applications for permits, subsidies, environmental services, and other municipal administrative tasks.
• Sterrenregister - Star Register Symbolic municipal registration for stillborn children, providing parents with an official certificate and complementing cemetery memorial sites in Holsbeek.
• Gemeentewapen & Gemeentevlag - Municipal Coat of Arms & Flag

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• OCMW Holsbeek (Public Centre for Social Welfare)coreOthersOCMW Holsbeek operates as the public social welfare institution affiliated with the municipality, providing social services, home care assistance, meals on wheels, transport services, heating allowances, and library services for housebound residents.
• Politiezone Bierbeek-Boutersem-Holsbeek-Lubbeek (Police Zone)coreOthersThe municipal police zone covering Bierbeek, Boutersem, Holsbeek, and Lubbeek provides law enforcement services for the municipality.
• Brandweer (Fire Department) Zone OostcoreOthersFire department services for the municipality provided through Zone Oost (East zone).
• De Lijn (Public Transport)minorOthersPublic transportation services including bus connections and the Buzzy Pazz subscription for young people aged 6-24.

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Stad Antwerpen: Largest Flemish municipality offering a superset of municipal services including identity, permits, and welfare. Relevant as a broad incumbent showcasing digital scale and integration depth but not directly head-to-head comparable at this size.
• Agentschap Binnenlands Bestuur: Flemish agency responsible for supervising and funding local governments, including municipalities like Holsbeek. Acts as a regulator and policy layer above municipal operations.
• Provincie Vlaams-Brabant: Provincial government overseeing Holsbeek and providing grant funding, mobility planning, and environmental policy. Operates broader policy and supervisory functions rather than direct citizen services.

Direct peers

• Stad Gent: Major Flemish municipality with an extensive digital service platform (Gentenaar, OCMW Gent). Note: structural differences in scope and urban mandate make it a useful but less size-comparable peer.
• Gemeente Leuven: Larger Flemish municipality in the same province (Vlaams-Brabant) providing the same statutory mandate of civil registry, identity documents, permits, and OCMW-coordinated welfare services. Comparable in functional scope but operates at materially larger scale.
• Gemeente Mechelen: Flemish municipality offering the same menu of mandated municipal services (eID, passports, permits, OCMW services). Comparable in delivery model and digital citizen portal approach; larger population base.
• Gemeente Lubbeek: Neighboring Flemish municipality sharing the same police zone (Politiezone Bierbeek-Boutersem-Holsbeek-Lubbeek). Highly comparable in size, mandate, and service portfolio, making it the closest direct peer for benchmarking.

Others

• LCP: e-Government and internet services provider that already powers the Holsbeek municipal website and digital infrastructure. Acts as a vendor peer rather than a competitor.
• Cipal Schaubroeck: IT services provider supporting Belgian municipalities with administrative software, hosting, and digital infrastructure. Comparable as an enabling technology vendor in the municipal services value chain.
• VVSG (Vereniging van Vlaamse Steden en Gemeenten): Umbrella association representing Flemish municipalities. Provides policy advocacy, training, and shared services to member municipalities including Holsbeek; relevant as an ecosystem/industry-body peer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/politiezone_lubbeek
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/holsbeek

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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