azc Eindhoven (Anthony Fokkerweg)
The asylum centre on the Anthony Fokkerweg in Eindhoven, housed in the former Novotel hotel, was evacuated in the early hours of 7 January 2025 after a fire broke out on the third floor. About 170 residents were brought to safety and two people were checked for smoke inhalation. Police arrested a man on suspicion of arson.
Occupancy
154
people (Aug 2025)
Per night
€80
per person (benchmark)
Annual
€4.5m
estimated
Background
The site sits at Anthony Fokkerweg, Eindhoven. It is run by the COA (Centraal Orgaan opvang asielzoekers), the Dutch government’s asylum-reception agency. For what the azc / noodopvang categories mean and how Dutch reception spending breaks down, open the cost panel on the interactive map with the Netherlands selected in Settings.
In the news
Jan 2025
Fire at Eindhoven asylum centre, man held for arson
A fire shortly before 03:00 on the third floor of the former hotel forced the evacuation of about 170 residents; two people were checked for smoke inhalation and a man was arrested on suspicion of arson.
NOS · source
Compiled from public Dutch news reports (each item links to its source). Where a municipality runs more than one reception location, attribution to this specific address reflects the cited report and may be approximate — always check the linked source.
Timeline
Jan 2025
Fire forces evacuation, arson arrest
A blaze on the third floor of the former Novotel led to around 170 residents being evacuated; one man was held on suspicion of arson.
Cost
Dutch asylum reception is funded by central government through the COA. At an illustrative benchmark of about €80 per person per night for a regular centre, the 154 people recorded here on 13 August 2025 imply roughly €4.5m per year. This is an order-of-magnitude figure for context only, not a site-specific invoice — emergency reception typically runs around three times the cost of a regular centre.
Sources
COA / Rijksoverheid (Kamerstuk, 5 Sep 2025) · 2025-08-13. View source
Occupancy is the COA register snapshot of 13 August 2025 and may have changed since. Coordinates were geocoded from the published street address via the official PDOK Locatieserver.