The quietest, greenest neighbourhoods in De Fryske Marren
10.0Number 1RuigahuizenThe quietest neighbourhood in De Fryske Marren is Ruigahuizen (10.0), with 26 residents per square kilometre. They are spread across De Fryske Marren: 9 in the west, 6 in the centre and 5 in the north. These are mostly small areas: 21 of the 25 have fewer than 1,000 residents. The national median for population density is 91 times as high. Of the 57 neighbourhoods in De Fryske Marren with a grade for quiet, 49 reach a 7.0 or higher. De Fryske Marren as a whole comes out at a 7.9, against a 6.3 for the middle neighbourhood in the country — one grade for a whole municipality says little about the street you live in.
In the neighbourhood where the average resident of De Fryske Marren lives, there are 1,227 residents per square kilometre — the national median is 2,364. On this page that ranges from 19 in Rotstergaast to 4,658 in Joure, Westermeer.
Check je wijk rating from 1 to 10 · figures for 2025
The 10 quietest neighbourhoods in De Fryske Marren
Number 1
Ruigahuizen
110 residents
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- 29.9
Legemeer
125 residents
41 residents per km²
- 39.9
Rijs
180 residents
33 residents per km²
- 49.9
Oudemirdum
1,380 residents
101 residents per km²
- 59.8
Harich
545 residents
32 residents per km² · 2% water
- 69.7
Sintjohannesga
1,225 residents
198 residents per km² · 10% water
- 79.7
Mirns
105 residents
28 residents per km²
- 89.7
Rotsterhaule
570 residents
65 residents per km² · 10% water
- 99.7
Nijemirdum
565 residents
75 residents per km²
- 109.6
Sondel
405 residents
44 residents per km² · 3% water
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- 119.5
Rotstergaast
185 residents
19 residents per km² · 3% water
- 129.4
Broek
310 residents
34 residents per km² · 11% water
- 139.4
Follega
185 residents
26 residents per km² · 16% water
- 149.4
Tjerkgaast
345 residents
21 residents per km² · 14% water
- 159.4
Terkaple
230 residents
70 residents per km² · 23% water
- 169.4
Echtenerbrug-Buitengebied
135 residents
25 residents per km² · 4% water
- 179.3
Vegelinsoord
385 residents
25 residents per km² · 3% water
- 189.3
Joure, Jonkersland
410 residents
1,315 residents per km² · 18% water
- 199.3
Sint Nicolaasga
3,360 residents
305 residents per km² · 8% water
- 209.3
Akmarijp
110 residents
31 residents per km² · 2% water
- 219.3
Lemmer-Buitengebied
220 residents
19 residents per km² · 19% water
- 229.2
Langweer
1,050 residents
209 residents per km² · 17% water
- 239.2
Wijckel
660 residents
70 residents per km² · 20% water
- 249.1
Idskenhuizen
485 residents
222 residents per km² · 6% water
- 259.1
Oudega
295 residents
52 residents per km² · 12% water
- 269.1
Bakhuizen
1,035 residents
359 residents per km² · 1% water
- 279.1
Bantega
670 residents
34 residents per km² · 1% water
- 289.0
Echten
255 residents
103 residents per km² · 17% water
- 299.0
Elahuizen
350 residents
52 residents per km² · 34% water
- 308.9
Rohel
235 residents
59 residents per km² · 38% water
- 318.8
Ouwsterhaule
355 residents
178 residents per km²
- 328.7
Joure, Wyldehoarne
985 residents
2,090 residents per km² · 10% water
- 338.7
Haskerhorne
530 residents
74 residents per km²
- 348.7
Echtenerbrug-Kom
870 residents
858 residents per km² · 5% water
- 358.6
Delfstrahuizen-Kom
225 residents
30 residents per km² · 47% water
- 368.5
Oosterzee-Buitengebied
305 residents
31 residents per km² · 35% water
- 378.5
Terherne
710 residents
135 residents per km² · 42% water
- 388.4
Oudehaske
1,870 residents
253 residents per km² · 7% water
- 398.3
Sloten
680 residents
244 residents per km² · 46% water
- 408.3
Rottum
765 residents
112 residents per km² · 1% water
- 418.2
Joure, Skipsleat
2,265 residents
2,780 residents per km² · 21% water
- 428.2
Balk
4,460 residents
1,332 residents per km² · 33% water
- 438.1
Delfstrahuizen-Buitengebied
375 residents
775 residents per km² · 6% water
- 447.8
Goingarijp
230 residents
73 residents per km² · 66% water
- 457.8
Joure, Blaauwhof
2,335 residents
2,671 residents per km² · 2% water
- 467.5
Scharsterbrug
800 residents
118 residents per km² · 2% water
- 477.1
Joure, Centrum
1,850 residents
1,824 residents per km² · 4% water
- 487.1
Lemmer-Noord
3,550 residents
2,030 residents per km² · 4% water
- 497.0
Lemmer-Frieslandpark
1,360 residents
1,773 residents per km² · 33% water
- 506.4
Joure, Westermeer
2,330 residents
4,658 residents per km² · 4% water
Frequently asked questions
How is this list ranked?
On population density, noise level, green surroundings, trees nearby and share of water, each counting equally. Noise, greenery and trees come from RIVM, which maps them nationwide per hectare; CBS does not publish them. Areas with far more businesses than homes are left out — they are quiet because nobody lives there.
Why is Ruigahuizen at the top?
Ruigahuizen scores a 10.0 on this list, with 26 residents per square kilometre. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in De Fryske Marren that has a grade for this measure.
How often are these figures updated?
The figures come from the CBS neighbourhood statistics for 2025. Both are published once a year; the list is recalculated as soon as a new edition appears.