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{{Infobox settlement
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<!-- Name and transliteration -->
| name                    = Laarbeek
| settlement_type         = [[List of municipalities of the Netherlands|Municipality]]
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| image_skyline           = Overzicht linker zijgevel met hoektorens en gedeelte achtergevel - Aarle-Rixtel - 20348807 - RCE.jpg
| image_alt               = 
| image_caption           = [[Croy Castle]]
| image_flag              = Flag of Laarbeek.svg
| flag_size               = 100x67px
| flag_alt                = 
| image_shield            = Laarbeek wapen.svg
| shield_size             = 100x80px
| shield_alt              = 
<!-- Maps, coordinates -->
| image_map               = Map - NL - Municipality code 1659 (2009).svg
| map_alt                 = Highlighted position of Laarbeek in a municipal map of North Brabant
| map_caption             = Location in North Brabant
| coordinates             = {{coord|51|32|N|5|38|E|region:NL|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes   = 
| subdivision_type        = Country
| subdivision_name        = [[Netherlands]]
| subdivision_type1       = [[Provinces of the Netherlands|Province]]
| subdivision_name1       = [[North Brabant]]
| established_title       = Established
| established_date        = 1 January 1997<ref>{{cite web 
 |url = http://www.cbs.nl/nl-NL/menu/methoden/classificaties/overzicht/gemeentelijke-indeling/1997/default.htm
 |title = Gemeentelijke indeling op 1 januari 1997
 |trans-title=Municipal divisions on 1 January 1997
 |language = Dutch
 |website = cbs.nl
 |publisher = [[Statistics Netherlands|CBS]]
 |accessdate = 29 May 2014}}</ref>
 |government_footnotes    = <ref name="mayor_now">{{cite web
 |url         = http://www.laarbeek.nl/bestuur-en-organisatie/waarnemend-burgemeester-fhgm-ronnes_3243/
 |title       = Burgemeester Lianne van der Aa
 |trans-title = Lianne van der Aa
 |language    = Dutch
 |publisher   = Gemeente Laarbeek
 |accessdate  = 24 January 2015
 |url-status     = dead
 |archiveurl  = https://web.archive.org/web/20150128111635/http://www.laarbeek.nl/bestuur-en-organisatie/waarnemend-burgemeester-fhgm-ronnes_3243/
 |archivedate = 28 January 2015
}}</ref>
| governing_body          = [[Municipal council (Netherlands)|Municipal council]]
| leader_party            = [[Christian Democratic Appeal|CDA]]
| leader_title            = [[Burgemeester|Mayor]]
| leader_name             = [[Lianne van der Aa]]
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| unit_pref               = Metric
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| area_footnotes          = <ref>{{Dutch municipality total area|dataref}}</ref>
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| area_total_km2          = {{Dutch municipality total area|Laarbeek}}
| area_land_km2           = {{Dutch municipality land area|Laarbeek}}
| area_water_km2          = {{Dutch municipality water area|Laarbeek}}
| elevation_footnotes     = <ref name="AHN">{{cite web
 |url=http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool 
 |title=Postcodetool for 5741GA 
 |language=Dutch 
 |work=Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland 
 |publisher=Het Waterschapshuis 
 |accessdate=29 May 2014 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053543/http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool 
 |archivedate=21 September 2013 
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| elevation_m             = 14
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| population_footnotes    = <ref>{{Dutch municipality population|dataref}}</ref>
| population_total        = {{Dutch municipality population|Laarbeek}}
| population_as_of        = {{MONTHNAME|{{Dutch municipality population|popbasemonth}}}} {{Dutch municipality population|popbaseyear}}
| population_density_km2  = {{Dutch municipality population density|Laarbeek}} <!-- For automatic calculation: auto-->
| population_demonym      = 
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| timezone                = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset              = +1
| timezone_DST            = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset_DST          = +2
| postal_code_type        = [[Postal codes in the Netherlands|Postcode]]
| postal_code             = 5735–5741
| area_code_type          = [[Telephone numbers in the Netherlands|Area code]]
| area_code               = 0492, 0499
| website                 = {{URL|1=http://www.laarbeek.nl}}
| footnotes               =
}}
'''Laarbeek''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈlaːrbeːk|-|205 Laarbeek.ogg}}) is a [[Municipalities of the Netherlands|municipality]] located in the province of [[North Brabant]] in the south of the [[Netherlands]]. It was formed in 1997 from the former municipalities [[Beek en Donk]], [[Aarle-Rixtel]] and [[Lieshout]] (which included the village [[Mariahout]]). Laarbeek is part of the [[city region]] 'Samenwerkingsverband Regio Eindhoven', centered on the city of [[Eindhoven]]. The town hall is located in [[Beek en Donk]].

Lieshout is home of the [[Bavaria Brewery (Netherlands)|Bavaria Brewery]], one of the Netherlands' largest breweries which produces for local and foreign markets.

The [[Croy Castle]] is located near the village [[Aarle-Rixtel]].

== Population centres ==
{{Columns-list|colwidth=10em|
* [[Aarle-Rixtel]]
* Achterbosch
* [[Beek en Donk]]
* Beemdkant
* Broek
* De Hei
* Deense Hoek
* Ginderdoor
* Groenewoud
* [[Heikant, Laarbeek|Heikant]]
* Het Hool
* Het Laar
* 't Hof
* Kruisschot
* [[Lieshout]]
* [[Mariahout]]
* Scheepstal
* Strijp
* Wolfsputten
}}

==Politics==
===Municipal government===
After the [[2026 Dutch municipal elections|2026 municipal election]], the [[Municipal council (Netherlands)|municipal council]] of Laarbeek had six parties.

{{election table}}
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center colspan=2|Party
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Seats
|-
|bgcolor="#ce0c69" width=2|
|align=left|Partij Nieuw Laarbeek||{{Composition bar compact|7|19|#ce0c69}}
|-
|bgcolor="#3FA9F5" width=2|
|align=left|Algemeen Belang Laarbeek||{{Composition bar compact|4|19|#3FA9F5}}
|-
| {{party color cell|Christian Democratic Appeal (2021)|2px}}
|align=left|[[Christian Democratic Appeal]]||{{Composition bar compact|2|19|{{party color|Christian Democratic Appeal (2021)}}}}
|-
|bgcolor="#015CAB" width=2|
|align=left|Ouderen Appèl - Hart voor Laarbeek||{{Composition bar compact|2|19|#015CAB}}
|-
|bgcolor="#e35a0c" width=2|
|align=left|De Werkgroep||{{Composition bar compact|2|19|#e35a0c}}
|-
| {{party color cell|GroenLinks–PvdA|2px}}
|align=left|[[GroenLinks–PvdA]]||{{Composition bar compact|2|19|{{party color|GroenLinks–PvdA}}}}
|}

As of May 2026, the municipal executive consists of three coalition parties: Partij Nieuw Laarbeek (PNL), Algemeen Belang Laarbeek (ABL) and De Werkgroep (DWG). 

{| class="wikitable"
|+ [[College van Burgermeester en Wethouders|Municipal Executives]]
|-
!Name
!Portfolio
!colspan="2" | Party
|-
|[[Lianne van der Aa]] || [[Burgermeester|Mayor]]|| CDA
| style="width: 3px; background-color:{{party color|Christian Democratic Appeal}};"|
|-
|Ron van den Berkmortel || First Deputy Mayor|| PNL
| style="width: 3px; background-color: #ce0c69;"|
|-
|Monika Slaets-Sonneveldt|| Second Deputy Mayor || ABL
| style="width: 3px; background-color: #3FA9F5;"|
|-
|Nicole Otten || Third Deputy Mayor || DWG
| style="width: 3px; background-color: #e35a0c;"|
|-
|Ton van de Wijdeven || Fourth Deputy Mayor || PNL
| style="width: 3px; background-color: #ce0c69;"|
|}

==Topography==
[[File:Gem-Laarbeek-OpenTopo.jpg|475px]]<br />''Map of the municipality of Laarbeek, June 2015.''

== Notable people ==

* [[Arnoldus Arlenius]] (ca.1510–1582) a Dutch humanist philosopher and poet
* [[Eustáquio van Lieshout]] (1890 in Aarle-Rixtel – 1943) a Dutch [[Catholic Church|RC]] missionary in Brazil
* [[Guus Meeuwis]] (born 1972 in Mariahout) a Dutch singer-songwriter
* [[Bram Zwanen]] (born 1998 in Aarle-Rixtel) a Dutch footballer

== Gallery ==
<gallery mode=packed>
File:Veldkapel, Bakelseweg (Aarle-Rixtel).jpg|Aarle-Rixtel Veldkapel Bakelseweg
File:Aarle-Rixtel Contraction JeanMarianne Bremers.jpg|Aarle-Rixtel Contraction
File:Laarbeek Cafe Dorpstraat 18 20150404.jpg|Aarle-Rixtel Cafe Dorpstraat
File:Mariahout Torrenven - panoramio.jpg|Mariahout Torrenven - panoramio
File:Beek en Donk De Spijkermaker Toon Grassens.jpg|Beek en Donk De Spijkermaker
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
*{{Commons category-inline}}
* {{Official website|http://www.laarbeek.nl}}

{{Geographic location
 | Centre    = Laarbeek
 | North     = [[Meierijstad]]
 | East      = [[Gemert-Bakel]]
 | South     = [[Helmond]]
 | Southwest = [[Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten]]
}}
{{North Brabant Province}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Laarbeek| ]]
[[Category:Municipalities of North Brabant]]
[[Category:Municipalities of the Netherlands established in 1997]]