Zandhoven

Province of Antwerpen · 13.529 inhabitants

Who makes decisions about Zandhoven?

Three levels of government each decide on their own topics.

Your municipality

The municipal council and the mayor and aldermen decide on matters such as streets, waste collection, sports halls, libraries and the public social welfare centre.

We do not show municipal council decisions yet: there is no open data for all municipalities yet.

Flemish Parliament

The Flemish Parliament decides on matters such as education, housing, mobility, the environment, child benefit and care.

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Federal Chamber

The Chamber decides on matters such as pensions, taxes, justice, the police, defence and health insurance.

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What did the municipal council decide?

We have not found any decisions from the last few months yet. Not every municipality publishes on Lokaal Beslist yet.

How does Zandhoven handle money?

From the 2024 annual accounts of the municipality and the public social welfare centre combined. Amounts per inhabitant, so you can compare municipalities.

Revenue

€ 1,716 per inhabitant

taxes, money from higher authorities, charges…

40% less than the Flemish average

Spending

€ 1,873 per inhabitant

day-to-day running and investments

35% less than the Flemish average

Debt

€ 498 per inhabitant

what the municipality still has to repay on its loans

61% less than the Flemish average

Does the municipality have money left over? Yes: after day-to-day running costs and repaying loans, € 191 per inhabitant was left to invest.

What did Zandhoven spend the most on?

Breakdown of spending on day-to-day running (excluding investments).

Governance and administration the town hall, staff, service desks and buildings 25%
Schools and education municipal schools, school buildings and academies 18%
Police and fire service the contribution to the police zone and the emergency services zone 13%
Culture, sport and leisure library, sports hall, cultural centre and youth work 12%
Care and social assistance Public social welfare centre, childcare, care for older people and help for people in poverty 9%
Housing and building building permits, social housing and neighbourhoods 8%
Waste, nature and environment waste collection, sewers, parks and green spaces 7%
Roads and mobility streets, pavements, cycle paths and parking 6%
Loans and finances interest on loans and collecting taxes 2%
Business and employment markets, local economy and employment 0%

In 2014 the municipality spent € 1,399 per inhabitant; in 2024, € 1,873 (in euros of that year, not adjusted for inflation).

Source: Flemish Agency for Home Affairs, Gemeente- en Stadsmonitor (BBC-DR). Your municipality's budget and multi-year plan can be found in the BBC-beleidstool.

Subsidies for organisations from Zandhoven

In 2025, 123 organisations from Zandhoven received a total of € 44 million in subsidies.

The municipal administration itself often also receives subsidies from higher levels of government. Self-employed people and other individuals are not counted here.

Who received the most?

PULDERBOS REVALIDATIECENTRUM VOOR KINDEREN EN JONGEREN € 33,958,655
GEMEENTE ZANDHOVEN € 5,473,365
PNIEL € 4,088,750
OPENBAAR CENTRUM VOOR MAATSCHAPPELIJK WELZIJN VAN ZANDHOVEN € 80,678
MAES LOGISTICS € 73,536

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Work contracted out by public bodies in Zandhoven

These are the larger public contracts of public bodies with their address in this municipality: the municipality itself, but also, for example, a hospital, a school or a ministry.

We have not found any large public contracts from public bodies in this municipality yet.

Companies from Zandhoven that won government work

In 2025, companies and organisations from Zandhoven won 2 public contracts across Belgium.

LYSEN 1 contract
GARAGE STRUYFS 1 contract

What is not here yet?

The decisions of your municipal council.
Smaller public contracts, below the European thresholds.