| Brabantse Stedenrij | |
| Settlement Type: | Megalopolis |
| Mapsize: | 280 |
| Coordinates: | 51.5833°N 15°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Seat Type: | Largest cities |
| Seat: | Eindhoven Tilburg Breda 's-Hertogenbosch |
| Parts Type: | Other municipalities |
| P1: | Helmond |
| P2: | Oss |
| P3: | Roosendaal |
| P4: | Bergen op Zoom |
| P5: | Oosterhout |
| P6: | Waalwijk |
| P7: | Veldhoven |
| P8: | Etten-Leur |
| P9: | Uden |
| P10: | Veghel |
| P11: | Boxtel |
| P12: | Heusden |
| P13: | Geldrop-Mierlo |
| P14: | Valkenswaard |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2436.37 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2375.38 |
| Area Water Km2: | 60.99 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1944588 |
| Population Density Km2: | 819--> |
| Population As Of: | 31 August 2015 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | CMSA |
| Population Blank1: | 1944588 |
| Population Density Blank2 Km2: | 819 |
Brabantse Stedenrij (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈbraːbɑntsə ˌsteːdə(n)ˈrɛi/) is a term used in Dutch urban planning to designate the polycentric city region in the province of North Brabant, Netherlands.[3] [4] It's erroneously translated sometimes into English as "Brabantine City Row"; a term not attested in English outside Wikipedia until LinkedIn adopted it in August 2020.[5] Its population is about 2 million. The main cities are 's-Hertogenbosch, Breda, Eindhoven, Helmond and Tilburg. Other municipalities of the area are Bergen op Zoom, Oss and Roosendaal. The metropolitan region also includes other large towns such as Boxtel, Etten-Leur, Oosterhout, Uden, Veghel, Veldhoven and Waalwijk.
The Brabantse Stedenrij is home to many large companies. In science, technology & engineering one finds Philips, DAF, VDL, Ciber, Atos, NXP, FEI, GE HealthCare and Thales in Eindhoven, ASML and Navteq in Veldhoven, Vanderlande and Alliance Boots in Veghel, Merck & Co., Aspen and B. Braun Medical in Oss, Fujifilm and Tesla Motors in Tilburg, Bosch Rexroth in Boxtel, and Acer Inc. in 's-Hertogenbosch. Also, the area has a rich agriculture and food industry, e.g. Mars Inc., Agrifirm, Royal Canin and FrieslandCampina's DMV in Veghel, Bavaria in Lieshout, Heineken in 's-Hertogenbosch, Coca-Cola in Dongen, Vion in Boxtel, Perfetti Van Melle in Breda and Unilever's Unox in Oss.
| 1 | Eindhoven | 225,923 | 225,923 | ||
| 2 | Tilburg | 222,601 | 222,601 | ||
| 3 | Breda | 184,762 | 184,762 | ||
| 4 | 155,555 | 155,555 | |||
| 5 | Helmond | 88,515 | 88,515 | ||
| 6 | Roosendaal | 67,255 | 77,415 | ||
| 7 | Oss | 57,475 | 84,635 | ||
| 8 | Bergen op Zoom | 66,811 | 66,105 | ||
| 9 | Oosterhout | 49,115 | 53,995 | ||
| 10 | Veldhoven | 43,865 | 43,865 | ||
| 11 | Etten-Leur | 42,055 | 42,055 | ||
| 12 | Uden | 35,280 | 40,810 | ||
| 13 | Rosmalen | 34,340 | 141,895 | ||
| 14 | Waalwijk | 31,620 | 46,430 | ||
| 15 | Veghel | 31,032 | 37,555 | ||
| 16 | Valkenswaard | 30,660 | 30,660 | ||
| 17 | Best | 28,700 | 28,700 | ||
| 18 | Geldrop | 28,560 | 38,675 | ||
| 19 | Boxtel | 25,400 | 30,280 | ||
| 20 | Vught | 25,040 | 25,785 |