Gemeente Sint-Michielsgestel

What Gemeente Sint-Michielsgestel does

Gemeente Sint-Michielsgestel is a Dutch municipality (gemeente) located in the province of North Brabant, responsible for delivering statutory local government services to approximately 28,000 residents and the businesses within its geographic boundary. Its service portfolio encompasses civil registry administration, building and land-use permits, social support under the Wmo and Jeugdwet frameworks, waste management, local spatial planning, and a range of subsidy programs including sustainability initiatives such as rain barrel discounts and smoke duct removal from residential properties. The municipality is led by Mayor Eiko Smid and Municipal Clerk Paul Geurts, with a staff of approximately 104 employees, and has operated as a local authority since 1800.

The municipality's technology and distribution stack is built around three primary channels: the public web portal at sint-michielsgestel.nl, a native mobile application (MijnGemeente App), and the joint MijnGemeenteDichtbij (MGD) digital service platform operated in collaboration with neighboring municipality Boxtel. The MGD platform represents a structural inter-municipal partnership that shares back-office infrastructure and citizen-facing workflows across two municipal boundaries — a notable architectural choice for cost amortization. Service delivery is further extended through partnerships with cultural and civic organizations including Brabants Landschap, Noordbrabants Museum, Stichting Landschapsbeheer Aa-dal, and the TunnelArt617 community arts initiative.

As a public sector entity, Gemeente Sint-Michielsgestel does not operate a commercial revenue model. Its operating budget is funded through a combination of municipal taxes (notably onroerendezaakbelasting), fees for specific services, and central government allocations from the Dutch municipal fund (gemeentefonds). The MijnGemeenteDichtbij collaboration with Boxtel is also an indicator of strategic intent: by joining service delivery infrastructure with a peer municipality, the entity is pursuing operational efficiency and digital service modernization within the constraints of a fixed geographic catchment and a tax-funded operating model.

Name

Gemeente Sint-Michielsgestel

Legal name

Gemeente Sint-Michielsgestel

Website

https://sint-michielsgestel.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1800

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Gemeente Sint-Michielsgestel is a Dutch municipality in North Brabant delivering statutory local government services — including permits, social care, waste management, and subsidies — to approximately 28,000 residents through web, mobile, and joint digital platforms operated in partnership with neighboring municipality Boxtel.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241), Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (221310)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Mayor/City Manager & General Administration (BPAIACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Works & Municipal Infrastructure (Streets, Stormwater, Facilities) (BPAIACAF), Public Works / In-House Municipal Collection Operations (EUAIAAAF)

Keywords

• Municipal services
• Local government
• Public administration
• Civil registry services
• Permit and licensing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Sint-Michielsgestel

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Municipal Taxes and Levies: The municipality collects various local taxes including waste levies (afvalstoffenheffing), property taxes (OZB), sewer charges (rioolheffing), and tourist tax to fund public services.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Gemeente Sint-Michielsgestel is a Dutch municipality in the province of North Brabant that delivers local government administration to its residents and businesses. Its core offerings include permits and licensing (environmental, events, tree-felling, parking), civil registry services (birth, marriage, death), BRP personal data management, municipal tax collection (waste, property, sewer, tourist taxes), subsidies for sustainability and social initiatives, social welfare and youth care, waste collection, and spatial planning. The municipality also operates the MijnGemeenteDichtbij (MGD) joint digital service platform shared with the municipality of Boxtel.

Product overview

Gemeente Sint-Michielsgestel is a municipal government website that serves as a digital portal for citizens, providing access to administrative services, permits, subsidies, and local information. The website functions as a unified platform offering various citizen-facing services including permits (Vergunningen), subsidies, personal data management (Persoonsgegevens), civil registry services (geboorte, trouwen, overlijden), tax services, care and welfare provisions, and local development information. The platform is operated in collaboration with municipality Boxtel under the name MijnGemeenteDichtbij (MGD).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MijnGemeenteDichtbij (MGD)
• Vergunningen (Permits)
• Omgevingsvergunning (Environmental Permit)

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Cello ZorgcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026Healthcare organization that participated in the TunnelArt617 project, with staff and clients painting murals in the tunnels. Also provides financial support through Vrienden van Cello.
• KentaliscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026Healthcare organization for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals that participated in the TunnelArt617 project, with clients joining the mural painting activities.
• Kings of ColorscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 March 2026Graffiti and street art workshop provider from 's-Hertogenbosch that guided and trained local artists and volunteers in the TunnelArt617 project.
• Waterschap De DommelcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026Water board that co-designed the TunnelArt617 project, contributing to the natural landscape theme (beeklandschap) of the tunnel artwork. Contributed to both design and execution.
• Natuurgroep GestelcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026Local nature group that collaborated on the design of TunnelArt617, incorporating local natural environment elements into the tunnel artwork.
• Jumbo and PraxisminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 March 2026Contributed in-kind support (products/materials) to the TunnelArt617 community art project.
• MavrominorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 March 2026Contributed in-kind support to the TunnelArt617 community art project.
• Met elkaar voor MekaarcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Citizen initiative that helps residents disconnect rainwater from sewers and install green roofs. Works together with the municipality and the water board to provide affordable solutions.
• MijnGemeenteDichtbijcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Administrative collaboration between municipalities Boxtel and Sint-Michielsgestel for joint civil service operations, shared digital platforms, and combined municipal services under a unified brand.
• WaterhandjesminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2026Free assistance service helping residents install rain barrels and disconnect rainwater pipes. Contact via [email protected].
• RADARminorOthers · 1 January 2026Organization through which residents can report discrimination incidents to the municipality.
• Stichting Landschapsbeheer Aa-dal (SLA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 October 2019Landscape management foundation that takes over nature management tasks from the municipality using volunteers. Active on multiple locations in the municipality, including the Westakkers area in Berlicum. Created a vision for the Westakkers area for nature development.
• Brabants LandschapcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 October 2019Landscape management organization planning the Buiten Museum Herlaer in cooperation with Noord Brabants Museum. Developing a traffic management plan for the area.
• Noord Brabants MuseumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 October 2019Provincial museum collaborating with Brabants Landschap on the Buiten Museum Herlaer outdoor museum project near Sint-Michielsgestel.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Regional players

• Gemeente Vught: Small North Brabant municipality geographically adjacent to Sint-Michielsgestel with comparable population size and similar mix of residential tax base, rural character, and proximity to 's-Hertogenbosch. Comparable in service scope and citizen-engagement approach.
• Gemeente Bernheze: North Brabant municipality of similar small scale and rural profile. Operates equivalent municipal services including waste management via Afvalinzameling Bernheze and comparable citizen-engagement channels, making it a strong operational benchmark.
• Gemeente Loon op Zand: Small North Brabant municipality with similar population size and rural profile. Comparable in scale of municipal operations, tax base, and citizen-services delivery.
• Gemeente Heusden: North Brabant municipality of comparable size and rural-urban mix. Operates similar municipal services and serves as a peer benchmark for digital service delivery, sustainability subsidies, and citizen engagement models.
• Gemeente Meierijstad: Larger North Brabant municipality formed in 2017 via merger of Schijndel, Sint-Oedenrode, and Veghel. Represents the consolidation trajectory facing smaller Dutch municipalities and provides a comparison point for the scale benefits of merged local government in the same region.

Direct peers

• Gemeente Boxtel: Neighboring North Brabant municipality and explicit partner of Sint-Michielsgestel in the joint MijnGemeenteDichtbij digital service platform. Operates the same scale of municipal functions, shares civil-service operations, and is a direct candidate for further inter-municipal integration.

Others

• Gemeente Haaren (historical): Former North Brabant municipality that was dissolved and merged into Meierijstad in 2017. Highly relevant as a cautionary case study for small-municipality consolidation, directly informing Sint-Michielsgestel's structural risk profile.

Broad incumbents

• Gemeente 's-Hertogenbosch: Provincial capital of North Brabant and immediate neighbor of Sint-Michielsgestel. Provides the regional reference point for service breadth, digital capability, and scale — and represents the kind of larger urban center that smaller municipalities either partner with or risk being absorbed by.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/gem_StmGestel
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/GemStmGestel
• Facebookfacebook.com/gemeentesintmichielsgestel
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gemeente-sint-michielsgestel
• Instagraminstagram.com/gemeentesintmichielsgestel/?hl=nl

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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