azc Liessel (Zand)
A small-scale COA reception for around thirty unaccompanied minor asylum seekers opened on the Zand in Liessel (Deurne) in September 2024 amid strong local concern. Within weeks the municipality imposed camera surveillance on the Zand and Talingweg, citing months of disturbances and serious threats directed at the location, while worried residents pressed a list of conditions on the reception.
Occupancy
30
people (Aug 2025)
Per night
€80
per person (benchmark)
Annual
€876k
estimated
Background
The site sits at Zand, Liessel. 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
Oct 2024
Municipality starts camera surveillance at Zand in Liessel over serious threats
Deurne introduced camera monitoring on the Zand and Talingweg after months of disturbances and serious threats directed at the reception location housing about thirty minor asylum seekers, as part of a wider package of safety measures.
Deurne Media Groep · 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
Sep 2024
Reception for ~30 minors opens
A small-scale COA centre for around thirty unaccompanied minors opened on the Zand in Liessel amid organised local opposition.
Oct 2024
Camera surveillance after threats
Deurne imposed camera surveillance on the Zand and Talingweg, citing months of disturbances and serious threats against the reception location.
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 30 people recorded here on 13 August 2025 imply roughly €876k 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.