Laarbeek () is a municipality located in the province of North Brabant in the south of the Netherlands. It was formed in 1997 from the former municipalities Beek en Donk, Aarle-Rixtel and Lieshout (which included the village Mariahout). Laarbeek is part of the city region 'Samenwerkingsverband Regio Eindhoven', centered on the city of Eindhoven. The town hall is located in Beek en Donk.
Lieshout is home of the Bavaria Brewery, one of the Netherlands' largest breweries which produces for local and foreign markets.
The Croy Castle is located near the village Aarle-Rixtel.
Population centres
Politics Municipal government After the 2026 municipal election, the municipal council of Laarbeek had six parties.
!style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center colspan=2|Party !style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Seats |- |bgcolor="#ce0c69" width=2| |align=left|Partij Nieuw Laarbeek|| |- |bgcolor="#3FA9F5" width=2| |align=left|Algemeen Belang Laarbeek||
|align=left|Christian Democratic Appeal|| |- |bgcolor="#015CAB" width=2| |align=left|Ouderen Appèl - Hart voor Laarbeek|| |- |bgcolor="#e35a0c" width=2| |align=left|De Werkgroep||
|align=left|Progressief Nederland||
As of May 2026, the municipal executive consists of three coalition parties: Partij Nieuw Laarbeek (PNL), Algemeen Belang Laarbeek (ABL) and De Werkgroep (DWG).
+ Municipal ExecutivesNamePortfolio PartyLianne van der Aa Mayor CDARon van den Berkmortel First Deputy Mayor PNLMonika Slaets-Sonneveldt Second Deputy Mayor ABLNicole Otten Third Deputy Mayor DWGTon van de Wijdeven Fourth Deputy Mayor PNL
Topography Map of the municipality of Laarbeek, June 2015.
Notable people
Arnoldus Arlenius (ca.1510–1582) a Dutch humanist philosopher and poet Eustáquio van Lieshout (1890 in Aarle-Rixtel – 1943) a Dutch RC missionary in Brazil Guus Meeuwis (born 1972 in Mariahout) a Dutch singer-songwriter Bram Zwanen (born 1998 in Aarle-Rixtel) a Dutch footballer
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