Blaricum

Blaricum is a municipality and village in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is known for its many monumental farm buildings, local cafes and restaurants, nature, several annual community events and extensive up-market residential areas.

According to statistics published by the Dutch land registry office in February 2011, Blaricum is still the most expensive location to purchase a house in The Netherlands. The average home in Blaricum costs €800,000 and has risen an average of 12% over the last year. Many Dutch celebrities live here, including Rene Froger, Anita Meijer, Paul de Leeuw, Gordon, Jerney Kaagman, John de Mol, Anita Witzier and Marco Borsato.

Districts
The municipality of Blaricum consists of the following districts: Dorp, Bijvanck.

Topography


Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Blaricum, 2013.

Local government
The municipal council of Blaricum consists of 13 seats, which are divided as follows:


 * Hart voor Blaricum - 5 seats
 * CDA - 2 seats
 * Nieuwe Blaricumse Partij - 2 seats
 * VVD - 2 seats
 * Blaricums Belang - 1 seat
 * PvdA - 1 seat