Noodopvang 's-Hertogenbosch (Hervensebaan)
The large building at Hervensebaan 1 in 's-Hertogenbosch, which already housed Ukrainian refugees, was used in 2025 for temporary reception of asylum seekers, including around 140 who relocated after the Meerwijk castle emergency shelter closed in late May 2025. In December 2025 the municipality announced about 100 additional asylum seekers, mainly families with children, would be housed there. The arrangement is set to run until the temporary azc Kruithoorn opens, expected late 2026.
Occupancy
145
people (Aug 2025)
Per night
€184
per person (benchmark)
Annual
€9.7m
estimated
Background
The site sits at Hervensebaan, 's-Hertogenbosch. 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 2025
Temporary reception of a hundred asylum seekers at Hervensebaan in Den Bosch
DTV Nieuws reported that 's-Hertogenbosch would temporarily house about 100 extra refugees, mainly families with children, at Hervensebaan 1 alongside around 120 Ukrainian refugees, until the azc Kruithoorn opens at the end of 2026. The article noted no opposition or incidents.
DTV Nieuws · 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
May 2025
Refugees relocate from Meerwijk castle
Around 140 refugees moved to Hervensebaan 1 after the emergency shelter at castle Meerwijk in Engelen closed at the end of May 2025.
Dec 2025
100 extra asylum seekers announced
Municipality announced about 100 additional asylum seekers, mainly families with children, would be temporarily housed at Hervensebaan alongside roughly 120 Ukrainian refugees, until azc Kruithoorn opens.
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 145 people recorded here on 13 August 2025 imply roughly €9.7m 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.