Editing Veghel (section)

== Demographics ==

=== Towns ===
Population figures as of 1 January 2015, ranked by size:<ref name="Municipality of Veghel">{{cite news|title=Population per centre as of 01-01-2015|url=http://www.veghel.nl/document.php?m=91&fileid=72773&f=99c70344b855715c30d423de8812ca93&attachment=0&c=61729|publisher=Municipality of Veghel|date=1 January 2015|access-date=24 April 2015}}</ref>
{| class="toccolours" style="margin: 0 2em 0 2em;"
|'''Town''' &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;||align="right"|&nbsp; '''Population'''||align="right"|&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; '''Density'''
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|Veghel ([[:nl:Veghel (plaats)|nl]])||align="right"|31,032||align="right"|730/km<sup>2</sup>
|-
|[[Erp, Netherlands|Erp]]||align="right"|6,743||align="right"|189/km<sup>2</sup>
|}

==== Population centres ====
Population figures as of 1 January 2015, ranked by size:<ref name="Municipality of Veghel"/>
{| class="toccolours" style="margin: 0 2em 0 2em;"
|'''Urban core''' &nbsp; &nbsp;||align="right"|&nbsp; '''Population'''||align="right"|&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; '''Density'''
|-
|Veghel||align="right"|26,491||align="right"|1063/km<sup>2</sup>
|-
|[[Erp, Netherlands|Erp]]||align="right"|4,761||align="right"|239/km<sup>2</sup>
|-
|[[Zijtaart]]||align="right"|1,727||align="right"|173/km<sup>2</sup>
|-
|[[Mariaheide]]||align="right"|1,449||align="right"|355/km<sup>2</sup>
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|[[Eerde]]||align="right"|1,365||align="right"|387/km<sup>2</sup>
|-
|[[Keldonk]]||align="right"|1,204||align="right"|112/km<sup>2</sup>
|-
|[[Boerdonk]]||align="right"|778||align="right"|157/km<sup>2</sup>
|}

===Language===
The language spoken by the native population is North Meierijs (an [[East Brabantian]] dialect, which is very similar to colloquial [[Dutch language|Dutch]]).<ref>Jos & Cor Swanenberg: Taal in stad en land: Oost-Brabants, {{ISBN|9012090105}}</ref>

===Nationalities===
Compared to other towns in the region, the ethnic makeup of Veghel is relatively diverse.<ref name="Dichtheid Allochtonen">{{cite web |url = http://brabant.databank.nl/quickstep/QsBasic.aspx?sel_guid=7fed5997-9967-4ac5-bec4-35fb37416223 |title = 1e + 2e generatie allochtonen (incl. Westerse) per duizend inwoners |trans-title=1st & 2nd-generation immigrants (inc. Westerners) per capita |language = nl |author = <!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date = 1 January 2014 |work = Brabant databank |publisher = [[North Brabant|Province of North Brabant]] |access-date = 1 January 2015}}</ref> More than 22% of the town's population, or 17% of the municipality's population, is of foreign origin.<ref name="CBS Allochtonen" /> In total, Veghel is home to people of more than a hundred different nationalities.<ref name="Veghel Nationaliteiten" /> About 90% of the municipality's total foreign population lives inside the [[city proper|town proper]] of Veghel.<ref name="CBS Wijken Allochtonen">{{cite web |url = http://statline.cbs.nl/Statweb/publication/?VW=T&DM=SLNL&PA=83220ned&D1=16-17&D2=10780-10781,10794,10797,10801,10804,10810,10814&HD=160204-0054&HDR=T&STB=G1 |title = Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2015 |trans-title=Key figures for neighbourhoods 2015 |language = nl |author = <!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date = 1 January 2015 |work = CBS Statline |publisher = [[Statistics Netherlands|CBS]] |access-date = 30 November 2015}}</ref>

{| class="toccolours" style="margin: 0 2em 0 2em;"
|colspan="2"|'''Largest foreign ethnic groups (2015)'''<ref name="CBS Allochtonen">{{cite web |url = http://statline.cbs.nl/Statweb/publication/?VW=T&DM=SLNL&PA=37713&D1=0&D2=0&D3=0,2-55&D4=694&D5=4,l&HD=160203-0842&LA=EN&HDR=T,G4&STB=G1,G3,G2 |title = Kerncijfers voor bevolking; leeftijd, herkomstgroepering, geslacht en regio |trans-title=Key figures for population; age, ethnic background, gender and region |language = nl |author = <!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date = 1 January 2015 |work = CBS Statline |publisher = [[Statistics Netherlands|CBS]] |access-date = 14 August 2015}}</ref><ref name="Veghel Nationaliteiten">{{cite web |url = http://www.veghel.nl/document.php?m=91&fileid=72775&f=4118c06824d8f5ad6b93532bd15f2ca0&attachment=0&c=61729 |title = Buitenlandse nationaliteiten in Veghel per 01-01-2015 |trans-title=Foreign nationalities in Veghel by 1/1/2015 |language = nl |author = <!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date = 1 January 2015 |publisher = Municipality of Veghel |access-date = 1 January 2016}}</ref>
|-align="left"
! Nationality ||align="left"| Population
|-
|{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Turks in the Netherlands|Turks]] || 1,457
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|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Polish people|Poles]] || 806
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|{{flagicon|IDN}} [[Dutch Indonesians|Indonesians]] || 662
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|{{flagicon|MAR}} [[Moroccans in the Netherlands|Moroccans]] || 585
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|{{flagicon|DEU}} [[Germans]] || 526
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|{{flagicon|SUR}} [[Surinamese people in the Netherlands|Surinamese]] || 372
|-
|{{flagicon|Kingdom of Yugoslavia}} [[Yugoslavs]] || 181
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|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Belgians]] || 167
|-
|{{flagicon|PRT}} [[Portuguese in the Netherlands|Portuguese]] || 149
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|{{flagicon|SOM}} [[Somalis in the Netherlands|Somalis]] || 139
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|{{flagicon|URS}} [[Soviet people|Soviets]] || 121
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|{{flagicon|PRC}} [[Chinese people in the Netherlands|Chinese]] || 100  <!--(89 PRC + 11 HK)
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|{{flagicon|ANT}} [[Netherlands Antilles|<abbr style="border-bottom: none;" title="Netherlands Antilleans">Antilleans</abbr>]] || 91
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|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[British people|Britons]] || 73
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|{{flagicon|VIE}} [[Vietnamese people in the Netherlands|Vietnamese]] || 69
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|{{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Iraqis in the Netherlands|Iraqis]] || 62
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|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[French people|French]] || 61
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|{{flagicon|AFG}} [[Afghans in the Netherlands|Afghans]] || 60
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|{{flagicon|GRC}} [[Greeks in the Netherlands|Greeks]] || 60 (ref="Veghel Nationaliteiten")
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|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Americans]] || 54 (47 citizens + 7 subjects → ref="Veghel Nationaliteiten")
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