| Budel | |
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| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Noord-Brabant |
| Municipality | Cranendonck |
| Population (2007) | 9,000 |
Budel is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Cranendonck, 25 km outside Eindhoven. Kempen Airport is located near Budel.
Budel used to be a separate municipality. It merged with Maarheeze in 1997, and changed its name a year later to Cranendonck.[1]
South of the town the large zinc smelter of Nyrstar (til 2007 Umicore) is located.