Effen is a village part of municipality Breda. Effen borders Liesbos, Mastbos, Princenhage and Rijsbergen.
History Effen was first mentioned in 1310. The name originally ended with heem, which means house or residence. The village Effen came later, in the 1800s-1900s. Effen was freed from the Germans on October 28, 1944. Effen became part of municipality of Breda in 1942.
Development As demonstrated in the table below, the biggest age group of Effen are middle-aged adults (aged 45–65). +Age distribution in EffenAge groupPopulationPercentage0-1511012.6%15-2510512.1%25-4514516.7%45-6530034.5%65+21024.1% 92% of residents are born in the Netherlands, 8% are foreign-born residents.
35,7% of foreign-born residents are born outside of Europe, 64,3% are born inside of Europe.
Facilities At the Effenseweg, there is a child center called De Avonturier. At the Oude Rijsbergsebaan, there is a GP called Kloosterman.
Public Transportation Bus 374 goes through Effen. The exact path of Bus 374 is:
Zundert - Rijsbergen - Effen - Breda railway station - Terheijden - Wagenberg - Made
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