If you must, then you must. But if you are in dire need of shopping, you should not be in Beek en Donk, Lieshout or Aarle-Rixtel. Those places are the least toilet-friendly in Brabant. Nationally, they are second to last with only zero points.
People from Brabant in dire need are best off in Vught. Roosendaal and Waalwijk also receive a 7 and almost 700 points as a final mark. The ranking was compiled on the basis of various indicators, with points to be gained everywhere.
This includes the number of inhabitants per toilet, accessibility (urinals, for example, receive fewer points than seat toilets), the distribution across the municipality, how many public toilets are actually open and the policy of the municipality.
This has emerged from research by the Maag Lever Darm Stichting, which annually ranks the municipalities where it is best to live or shop if you need a public toilet.
“It restricts people if they want to shop.”
“One in three people indicate that the shortage of toilets affects their quality of life. It restricts their freedom of movement when shopping, attending events and going out,” says Ivo Thonon, spokesperson for the Maag Lever Darm Stichting.
Vught is in sixth place nationally. Last year, the municipality was not even in the top 10. According to Thonon, Vught owes this year’s election to steps taken to open municipal toilets.
“The toilets seem to have disappeared.”
The municipality that was number one last year, Landerd, is now doing very badly with a last place in Brabant. The municipality only gets 50 points. This has to do with the merger with Uden to form the municipality of Maashorst. “Unfortunately, all toilets in this municipality seem to have disappeared after the merger,” said Thonon.
The top 5
1. Flight
2. Roosendaal
3. Waalwijk
4. Country of Cuijk
5. Heeze-Leende
The flop 5
1.Book
2. Drimmel
3. Walre
4. Maashorst
5. Laarbeek