| Bernheze | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Flag Size: | 100x67px |
| Map Alt: | Highlighted position of Bernheze in a municipal map of North Brabant |
| Coordinates: | 51.7333°N 37°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Brabant |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1 January 1995 |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Governing Body: | Municipal council |
| Leader Party: | PvdA |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Marieke Moorman |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
| Elevation M: | 9 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Uden-Veghel |
| Population Blank1: | 175119 |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
| Postal Code: | 5384, 5388, 5471–5476 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 0412, 0413 |
Bernheze (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈbɛr(ə)nˌɦeːzə/) is a municipality in the southern Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant. It was formed as a rename of Heesch in 1995. The municipalities of Heeswijk-Dinther and Nistelrode had merged into Heesch in 1994.[3]
The municipality was named after an old farm "Bernhese", which came into the possession of the Berne Abbey. This abbey was situated in the village of Bern. The meaning of 'Bernhese' is twofold: 'Bern' is the same as the old-Dutch word 'born', that means 'water' or 'well'. 'Hese' means bush or forest. In 1857 the Berne Abbey was founded in Heeswijk.
Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Bernheze, June 2015.