Noodopvang Breda (Nassausingel)
The former dome prison (Koepel) on Nassausingel in Breda has housed Ukrainian refugees since March 2022, alongside a group of around 78 unaccompanied minor asylum seekers placed there by the COA. In 2025 the municipality extended use of the complex — for both the Ukrainians and the unaccompanied minors — until 31 January 2027.
Occupancy
78
people (Aug 2025)
Per night
€184
per person (benchmark)
Annual
€5.2m
estimated
Background
The site sits at Nassausingel, Breda. 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
2025
Reception of Ukrainians and minor asylum seekers in the Koepel extended to 2027
BredaVandaag reports the municipality extended use of the Koepel complex on Nassausingel — home to around 620 Ukrainian refugees and 78 unaccompanied minor asylum seekers — until 31 January 2027.
BredaVandaag · 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
Mar 2022
Koepel opens for Ukrainian refugees
Former dome prison on Nassausingel taken into use, later also housing unaccompanied minor asylum seekers.
2025
Use extended to January 2027
Reception of Ukrainians and ~78 unaccompanied minors prolonged to 31 January 2027.
Cost
Dutch asylum reception is funded by central government through the COA. At an illustrative benchmark of about €184 per person per night for emergency reception (noodopvang), the 78 people recorded here on 13 August 2025 imply roughly €5.2m 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.