Gemeente Rucphen

What Gemeente Rucphen does

Gemeente Rucphen is a Dutch public municipality (gemeente) located in the province of North Brabant, Netherlands, serving approximately 23,000 residents across the villages of Rucphen, St. Willebrord, Sprundel, Schijf, and Zegge. As a statutory administrative body under Dutch municipal law, it holds a legal monopoly over municipal service delivery within its boundaries and operates as a public sector entity rather than a commercial enterprise. The municipality is governed by a directly elected council, with executive authority vested in Mayor Marjolein van der Meer Mohr (reappointed for a third term starting January 2023) and a college of aldermen from the RVP, VVD, and CDA coalition for 2022-2026.

The municipality's core service delivery runs through a municipal website portal (rucphen.nl) supported by standard infrastructure including ReadSpeaker webReader for accessibility (text-to-speech), the Fixi civic reporting app, Mijnafspraakmaken.nl for appointment scheduling, the Saver App for waste collection information, and an Eloket online contact form. Physical service channels include the main municipal office at Binnentuin 1, four community support points (Vraag- en Aanbodpunten) in St. Willebrord, Rucphen, Sprundel, and Zegge, and crisis shelter facilities at sporthal De Vijfsprong. The municipality complies with GDPR/AVG, WCAG 2.1/EN 301 549 accessibility standards, and the Wet politiegegevens.

The municipality's revenue is sourced from municipal taxes and central government allocations (Algemene Uitkering), with services provided to residents at no direct charge. Operational delivery relies on extensive regional partnerships including Werkplein Hart van West-Brabant (social services), Belastingsamenwerking West-Brabant (tax collection), Omgevingsdienst Midden- en West-Brabant (environmental permits), GGD West-Brabant (public health), Veiligheidsregio Midden- en West-Brabant (safety), the Waterschap (water management), Enexis Netbeheer (electricity grid), Thuisvester (housing), COA (asylum seeker reception), and the Politie (public safety). Active strategic initiatives include the Klimaatbestendig Rucphen climate adaptation program and infrastructure investments in EV charging, electricity grid strengthening, and sustainability services.

Name

Gemeente Rucphen

Legal name

Gemeente Rucphen

Website

https://rucphen.nl

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Gemeente Rucphen is a Dutch public municipality in North Brabant serving approximately 23,000 residents across five villages, delivering statutory municipal services including permits, ID documents, waste management, and social support through a website portal, physical office, and four community support points.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Rucphen

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Gemeente Rucphen is a Dutch municipality that delivers statutory public services to its residents and local businesses, including waste management, building and housing permits, passports and ID cards, driver's licenses, relocation registration, sustainability/duurzaam programs, and community social support. Service delivery is conducted through a physical gemeentehuis, an online portal (rucphen.nl and eloket.rucphen.nl), appointment scheduling, four community support points (Vraag- en Aanbodpunten), and crisis shelter facilities.

Product overview

Gemeente Rucphen operates a municipal government website portal providing residents access to a range of public services. The core offering is the website portal itself, supplemented by integrated modules for appointment scheduling (Mijnafspraakmaken.nl), accessibility features (ReadSpeaker text-to-speech), civic reporting tools (Fixi app), and waste collection information (Saver App). Additional services include an online contact form (Eloket), news distribution, and various topic-specific pages covering municipal matters such as waste management, construction permits, elections, traffic updates, and community support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Waste Management Services ((zwerf)Afval) Municipal waste collection and disposal service for residents, including scheduled pickups and reporting of stray waste via the Fixi app.
• Building and Housing Services (Bouwen en Wonen) Building permits, zoning approvals, and housing-related municipal services for residents and local businesses.
• Passport and ID Card Services (Reisdocumenten) Issuance of passports and ID cards for residents of the municipality.
• Driver's License Services (Rijbewijs) Application and renewal services for driver's licenses for municipal residents.
• Relocation Services (Verhuizing) Registration of resident relocations to and from the municipality.
• Sustainability Programs (Verduurzamen) Programs supporting residents in making their homes more sustainable, including energy transition and climate adaptation (Klimaatbestendig Rucphen).
• Community Support Points (Vraag- en Aanbodpunten) Free community support locations in four villages (St. Willebrord, Rucphen, Sprundel, Zegge) where residents can seek or offer social support, reorganized in April 2026 to allow walk-ins with or without a Wmo indication at no charge.
• Crisis Emergency Shelter (Crisisnoodopvang) Emergency refugee accommodation facility at sporthal De Vijfsprong operated in coordination with COA (Centraal Orgaan opvang Asielzoekers) and Veiligheidsregio Midden- en West-Brabant, which covers all operational costs.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• Enexis NetbeheermajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 May 2026Gemeente Rucphen and Enexis Netbeheer signed a letter of intent to accelerate the strengthening of the electricity grid in the municipality. This collaboration represents an important step toward a future-proof, reliable, and sustainable energy system for the region.
• Police (Politie)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with police for public safety initiatives including scam awareness training sessions (babbeltrucs) and joint operations with boa's (municipal enforcement officers).
• Veiligheidsregio Midden- en West-Brabant (VRMWB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional safety partnership coordinating emergency response, crisis shelters, and public safety across multiple municipalities including Rucphen.
• Werkplein Hart van West-BrabantcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerShared service organization for employment and social affairs services, handling tasks related to social services that were transferred from municipalities.
• Belastingsamenwerking West-Brabant (BWB)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTax collection partnership serving multiple West-Brabant municipalities.
• Omgevingsdienst Midden- en West-Brabant (OMWB)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional environmental services agency handling environmental permits and enforcement.
• GGD West-BrabantcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal Health Service providing public health services, health monitoring, and crisis response coordination.
• Waterschap (Water Board)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWater management authority collaborating on climate adaptation and water management projects, including the Klimaatbestendig Rucphen initiative.
• ThuisvestermajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHousing corporation collaborating on climate adaptation and housing development projects in the municipality.
• ZLTOminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgricultural organization participating in climate adaptation planning for rural and agricultural areas.
• Groene PlatformminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGreen platform organization involved in climate adaptation and sustainability initiatives.
• WVS-GroepminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial employment organization providing work placement services.
• Regionaal Bureau Leerplicht (RBL)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional truancy monitoring bureau ensuring school attendance compliance.
• Regionale Ambulancevoorziening Brabant Midden-West-Noord (RAV)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional ambulance service for emergency medical response.
• West-Brabants Archief (WBA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional archives for historical document preservation.
• Regio West-Brabant (RWB)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional coordination body for West-Brabant municipalities.
• Centraal Orgaan opvang Asielzoekers (COA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational asylum seeker reception organization coordinating refugee shelter operations at sporthal De Vijfsprong, covering all operational costs.
• Dorpswerk SprundelminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal village organization in Sprundel collaborating on community support point operations.

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Vereniging van Nederlandse Gemeenten (VNG): National membership association representing all Dutch municipalities. Comparable as an institutional peer given Rucphen's reliance on inter-municipal coordination; not a direct service peer.
• Regio West-Brabant: Regional coordination body of which Gemeente Rucphen is a participating partner. Relevant as the umbrella organization aggregating service delivery across Rucphen and peer municipalities.

Direct peers

• Gemeente Halderberge: Neighboring small municipality in West-Brabant with comparable population size, rural-village composition, and shared regional partnerships. Directly comparable in service-delivery scale and demographic profile.
• Gemeente Moerdijk: Adjacent West-Brabant municipality of similar scale serving multiple villages. Shares the same regional safety, tax, and environmental service partnerships as Rucphen.
• Gemeente Alphen-Chaam: Small rural Brabant municipality with similar size, dispersed village structure, and overlapping regional partnerships in West-Brabant.
• Gemeente Zundert: Small municipality in West-Brabant with comparable population, village-based geography, and reliance on regional inter-municipal cooperation for back-office services.

Broad incumbents

• Gemeente Roosendaal: Larger neighboring municipality in West-Brabant offering the same general municipal service portfolio but at significantly greater scale; useful as a benchmark for service-maturity and digital capability.
• Gemeente Etten-Leur: Larger West-Brabant municipality that previously hosted the milieustraat (waste facility) used by Rucphen residents, providing a reference point for shared waste-services economics.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/gemrucphen
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/GemeenteRucphen0
• Facebookfacebook.com/gemrucphen
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gemeente-rucphen

Compliance3 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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