Noodopvang Capelle Aan Den Ijssel (Barbizonlaan)
The Barbizonlaan site in Capelle aan den IJssel has been used by the COA as emergency asylum accommodation since April 2023, initially for around 30 people on a contract first meant to expire at the end of 2023. In December 2023 the municipal council voted to keep the location open longer, and the COA expanded its use. A local petition opposed asylum reception at the address, while a separate, larger conversion of the former NH Hotel in Capelle (for up to roughly 295 people) ran into delays and only opened in 2025.
Occupancy
95
people (Aug 2025)
Per night
€184
per person (benchmark)
Annual
€6.4m
estimated
Background
The site sits at Barbizonlaan, Capelle aan den IJssel. 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
Dec 2023
Barbizonlaan reception to stay open after council vote
The Capelle municipal council agreed to extend the emergency reception location at Barbizonlaan beyond its original 2023 end date.
Capelle Vandaag · source
Aug 2025
Former NH Hotel asylum reception delayed to August
A larger asylum-reception conversion of the former NH Hotel in Capelle was delayed, opening in August 2025 rather than May; Barbizonlaan residents were due to move there first.
IJssel- en Lekstreek (Capelle) · source
Apr 2023
Petition opposes refugee reception at Barbizonlaan
A residents' petition was launched against asylum/refugee reception at the Barbizonlaan location in Capelle.
Petities.nl · 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
Apr 2023
Emergency reception opens
COA begins housing about 30 asylum seekers at Barbizonlaan 50, initially planned to run until end of 2023.
Dec 2023
Council extends the site
Capelle council votes to keep the Barbizonlaan location open beyond its original end date.
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 95 people recorded here on 13 August 2025 imply roughly €6.4m 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.