Gemeente en OCMW Overijse

What Gemeente en OCMW Overijse does

Gemeente en OCMW Overijse is the local government of the municipality of Overijse, a municipality in the Druivenstreek (Grape Region) of Flemish Brabant, Belgium, situated south of Brussels. The municipality serves its approximately 25,000-27,000 residents through a comprehensive portfolio of public services: administrative services (civil registry, identity documents, elections), social welfare (via OCMW - gezinszorg, maaltijdbedeling, financial aid), senior care (Woonzorgcentrum Mariëndal, home care services, animation), culture and leisure (CC Den Blank cultural center, Bibliotheek library, Bezoekerscentrum Dru!f visitor center, annual Druivenfeesten festival), sports infrastructure (Begijntjesbad swimming pool, Sporthal Den Heurk, Atletiekpark Den Heurk, ZORO swimming team), childcare and education support, environmental management (recyclagepark operated via Interrand), and urban planning/mobility. The OCMW (Openbaar Centrum voor Maatschappelijk Welzijn) is the legally distinct statutory social welfare arm embedded within the municipal structure, sharing management through the vast bureau.

The municipality operates through a centralized administrative center (AC De Vuurmolen at Begijnhof 17) plus dedicated facilities for each service vertical, and an e-loket digital portal for appointment scheduling and online requests. There is no proprietary technology platform; the technology footprint consists of standard municipal websites, online service portals, and basic digital communication channels (newsletter, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, KLAP participation platform). Revenues are derived from municipal taxes and retributions (belastingen en retributies), Flemish government transfers, and service fees, governed by an annually approved municipal budget reviewed by the gemeenteraad (municipal council). The multi-year Horizon+ strategic plan (2026-2031) covers the Markthalsite redevelopment, a municipal climate plan, and a Beeldkwaliteitsplan (image quality plan), indicating ongoing modernization of the service portfolio.

Name

Gemeente en OCMW Overijse

Legal name

Gemeente Overijse

Website

https://overijse.be

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Gemeente en OCMW Overijse is the Belgian municipal government of Overijse (Flemish Brabant), delivering statutory public services — administration, social welfare (OCMW), senior care, culture, sports, library, and tourism — to approximately 25,000 residents through centralized facilities and an e-loket digital portal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Overijse

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Taxes and retributions: The municipality collects various local taxes and retributions (belastingen en retributies) to fund public services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Gemeente en OCMW Overijse delivers integrated local public services to residents of Overijse, Belgium, through a centralized administrative center (AC De Vuurmolen), an E-loket digital service portal, and a network of specialized facilities including a municipal swimming pool (Begijntjesbad), library (Bibliotheek), cultural center (CC Den Blank), visitor center (Bezoekerscentrum Dru!f), residential care center (Woonzorgcentrum Mariëndal), and social welfare offices (OCMW/Sociale dienst). The OCMW (Openbaar Centrum voor Maatschappelijk Welzijn) provides statutory social welfare, home care, and senior support; the municipality organizes the annual Druivenfeesten festival and operates waste recycling through the Interrand intercommunal.

Product overview

Gemeente Overijse operates as a municipal government providing comprehensive public services to residents through a combination of physical facilities and digital platforms. The core offering consists of administrative services accessible via the E-loket (digital service portal) and AC De Vuurmolen (administrative center), supplemented by recreational facilities including Begijntjesbad (swimming pool), CC Den Blank (cultural center), Bibliotheek (library), and Bezoekerscentrum Dru!f (visitor center). Social welfare services are delivered through the OCMW/Sociale Dienst and Woonzorgcentrum Mariëndal (care center). The municipality also organizes the annual Druivenfeesten festival and maintains a municipal newsletter (De Overijsenaar). The product portfolio functions as an integrated public service ecosystem rather than a unified software platform, with each service serving distinct community needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Dru!f Expo: Exhibition space within Dru!f visitor centre showcasing the history and craft of table grape (tafeldruif) cultivation in Overijse, from 1865 to present.
• Druivenfeesten

Products and services

• E-loket Digital service portal enabling residents of Overijse to make appointments and submit online requests for various municipal administrative services.
• Begijntjesbad (Municipal Swimming Pool)

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Cattitude vzwminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe municipality works together with Cattitude vzw, an association dedicated to animal welfare, to address stray cat overpopulation in a humane manner. Citizens report stray or abandoned cats to Cattitude vzw for capture, care, and rehoming.
• Dorpsraden (Village councils)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe municipality collaborates with village councils (Dorpsraden) in Eizer, Jezus-Eik, and Maleizen to involve citizens in local decision-making and community projects such as the annual litter cleanup campaign.
• InterrandcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInterrand is the waste intercommunal body that handles waste collection and recycling services for the municipality, including collection of separated waste and pickup of collected litter reported by citizens.
• Eerstelijnszone DruivenstreekminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInitiated by Eerstelijnszone Druivenstreek and the municipalities of Overijse, Hoeilaart, Kraainem, Tervuren, Wezembeek-Oppem and Zaventem, 'Zorgparkeren' enables residents to offer their private parking spaces to healthcare providers free of charge during home care visits.
• Sciensano and Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde (ITG)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSince 2021, the municipality participates in a citizen science initiative led by Sciensano and the Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITG) to map the spread of the Asian tiger mosquito, encouraging residents to report sightings through MuggenSurveillance.be.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Gemeente Kraainem: Neighboring Flemish Brabant municipality and Zorgparkeren co-participant. Same statutory mandate (administration, OCMW, culture, recreation) and demographic profile on the Brussels periphery.
• Gemeente Hoeilaart: Neighboring Flemish Brabant municipality in the same Druivenstreek (grape region), co-participant in the Zorgparkeren initiative and Eerstelijnszone Druivenstreek. Provides the same statutory municipal services (administration, OCMW social welfare, recreation, culture) to a smaller but demographically comparable population.
• Gemeente Wezembeek-Oppem: Neighboring Flemish Brabant municipality and Zorgparkeren co-participant. Delivers the same statutory municipal services to a similarly affluent Brussels-periphery population, with overlapping OCMW and care-service challenges.
• Gemeente Zaventem: Larger Flemish Brabant neighbor and Zorgparkeren co-participant. Provides an analogous municipal service portfolio to a similar Brussels-periphery population including the catchment area around Brussels Airport.
• Gemeente Tervuren: Flemish Brabant municipality bordering Overijse, explicitly named as co-participant in the Zorgparkeren cross-municipal initiative. Delivers the same full municipal service stack to a similar affluent Brussels-periphery population.

Others

• Eerstelijnszone Druivenstreek: Primary-care zone covering Overijse and surrounding municipalities, co-initiator of the Zorgparkeren program. Acts as a healthcare-coordination ecosystem partner rather than a peer municipal operator.
• Interrand: Intercommunal waste and recycling body that operates the Recyclagepark Overijse and handles waste collection for the municipality under a Channel Partner arrangement. Ecosystem participant rather than a direct competitor, but operationally adjacent to a core municipal service line.

Broad incumbents

• Gemeente Brasschaat: Mid-sized Flemish municipality in the Antwerp province with a comparable population scale and full municipal service portfolio (administration, OCMW, recreation, culture). Useful as a Flemish benchmark outside the immediate Brussels-periphery context.

Market position

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/gemeenteoverijse
• Facebookfacebook.com/sharer.php
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gemeente-overijse

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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