Sint-Michielsgestel (municipality)
Sint-Michielsgestel () is a municipality in the southern part of the Netherlands. It is named for the village of Sint-Michielsgestel located within its boundaries. Smaller townships, also part of Sint-Michielsgestel, are: Population centres. Besselaar, Doornhoek, Haanwijk, Hal, Halder, De Bus, De Hogert, De Loofaart, Heikantse Hoeve, Hersend, Hezelaar, Hoek, Kerkeind, Laar, Maaskantje, , Nijvelaar, Plein, , Ruimel, Tielse Hoeve, Wielsche Hoeven, and Woud. Contemporary Sint-Michielsgestel. The municipality consists of a number of villages and rural areas just south and south east of 's-Hertogenbosch. Most inhabitants are commuters preferring to live in these quite villages, while  working elsewhere. There is little industrial activity in the villages, but the agricultural sector is certainly important. Sint-Michielsgestel and Gemonde are in the drainage basin of the river Dommel. Den Dungen, Berlicum and Middelrode are in that of the Aa (Meuse) and the Zuid-Willemsvaart. It makes that there are very few roads connecting these two groups of settlements. History. The current municipality Sint-Michielsgestel was created in 1996. That year the municipalities of Sint-Michielsgestel, Den Dungen (est. 1810) and Berlicum (est. 1238) were merged. The entire village of Gemonde, which had previously been part of Boxtel, Sint -Michielsgestel, Sint-Oedenrode and Schijndel, was added to the new municipality. Local government. The municipal council of Sint-Michielsgestel consists of 21 seats, which are divided as follows after the municipal elections of March 21 2018: At the moment, the municipal board (college van burgemeester en wethouders) is formed by the Local Political Alliance, CDA and VVD.