| Vuren | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Native Name Lang: | nl |
| Image Map1: | Map NL - Lingewaal - Vuren.png |
| Map Caption1: | The village centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Vuren in the former municipality of Lingewaal.--> |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Gelderland#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gelderland |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | West Betuwe |
| Coordinates: | 51.8244°N 5.0467°W |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 1 |
| Area Total Km2: | 21.53 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 2,130 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 4214 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0183 |
Vuren is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of West Betuwe, and is located about 5 km east of Gorinchem.
Vuren was a separate municipality until 1986, when it merged with Asperen, Herwijnen, and Heukelum including Spijk. The new municipality was originally called "Vuren", but the name changed to "Lingewaal" in 1987. Before 1816, the municipality of Vuren was named "Dalem".
In 2001, the village of Vuren had 1575 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.47 km², and contained 608 residences.[3] The statistical area "Vuren", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 2090.[4]
The fort at Vuren formed as part of the defensive Hollandic Water Line.