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Living in Drakenveld

Drakenveld has 255 residents (2026).

255 residents, Data: CBS, Kiesraad

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At a glance

Compared with the municipality of Sittard-Geleen · newest year available

Turnout, municipality of Sittard-Geleen

72%

6 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)

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Location

01 · Residents

25% are between 45 and 65, against 27% in the municipality of Sittard-Geleen.

Drakenveld has 255 inhabitants (2026), or 2,270 per km² (92% higher than in Sittard-Geleen). In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Sittard-Geleen was 72%, 6 percentage points below the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 26% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.

Key figures

Turnout, municipality of Sittard-Geleen
72%
6 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)
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Aged 45 to 65
25%
2 percentage points lower than Sittard-Geleen (27%)
Never married
50%
4 percentage points higher than Sittard-Geleen (46%)
Dutch origin
60%
14 percentage points lower than Sittard-Geleen (74%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
26%
9 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)

Turnout, municipality of Sittard-Geleen
72%
6 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (78%)

More figures

Aged 45 to 65
25%
2 percentage points lower than Sittard-Geleen (27%)
Never married
50%
4 percentage points higher than Sittard-Geleen (46%)

Dutch origin
60%
14 percentage points lower than Sittard-Geleen (74%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
26%
9 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)

Density

With 2,270 residents per km², this buurt is 92% more densely populated than the municipality of Sittard-Geleen.

Residents per km²2,270

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Residents by age group

26% of residents are between 45 and 65.

0 to 1530
15 to 2535
25 to 4555
45 to 6565
65 to 8055
80 and over15

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Marital status

50% of residents are never married.

Never married130
Married105
Divorced20
Widowed5

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Residents by country of origin

60% of residents have Dutch origin.

Netherlands160
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)85
Outside Europe20

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Parliamentary election

These figures are for the whole municipality of Sittard-Geleen; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 72% of eligible voters in Sittard-Geleen voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 26% of the valid votes.

Municipality of Sittard-GeleenThe Netherlands

D66

14.3%

16.9%

PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)

26.3%

16.7%

VVD

12.4%

14.2%

GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)

11.3%

12.8%

CDA

14.2%

11.8%

JA21

5.3%

5.9%

Forum voor Democratie

5.1%

4.5%

BBB

1.7%

2.6%

Other

9.3%

14.4%

Explanation

Official election result (Kiesraad), top 8 parties by national vote count plus 'Other'; share of valid votes. A voter may vote at any polling station in their own gemeente; there is therefore no reliable buurt- or wijk-level result. This figure is the whole gemeente's own result.

Source: Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025

02 · More figures

More figures

Biggest difference from the Netherlands

2,270 residents per km²: 4.2 times as densely populated as the Dutch average.

This areaThe Netherlands

Residents per km²2,270

Explanation

The 5 characteristics that differ most from the national average, ranked by log ratio (so a halving and a doubling count as equally different); the shown percentage is the ordinary difference against the Netherlands.

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

03 · Nearby areas

Other neighbourhoods in Sittard-Geleen

Other neighbourhoods in Sittard-Geleen

Linde	395	–
Stationskwartier	1,240	–
Binnenstad Sittard	2,260	–

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