Franse Gat, Veenendaal
About 5,790 people live in Franse Gat, in 2,665 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 84% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is below the national rate: 32.6 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €332,000; 40% of homes are owner-occupied and 54% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 1.1 km away, a supermarket 0.5 km and a GP 1.4 km.
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Is Franse Gat a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 84% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 26% |
| Safety and nuisance | 20% |
| Social cohesion | 12% |
| Amenities | 79% |
| Housing stock | 13% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Franse Gat safe?
| All registered crime | 32.6 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 1 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 2.6 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 4.5 NL 5.5 |
Police-registered crime 2025. Centres with many visitors score high per resident because visitors are not residents.
Homes and people
| Average home value (WOZ) | €332,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 40% / 60% |
| Apartments | 39% |
| Households with children | 35% |
| Single-person households | 39% |
| Age 65+ | 17% |
| Average income per resident | €27,000 |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.5 km |
| GP | 1.4 km |
| Primary school | 0.6 km |
| Secondary school | 0.5 km |
| Train station | 1.1 km |
| Hospital | 0.9 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Veenendaal
Stationswijk · Salamander · Nijverkamp · Petenbos Oost · Petenbos · Gezonken Hoek · Molenbrug · Het Ambacht · 't Hoorntje · Engelenburg · De Pol · Gelderse Blom
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU03450331. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.