About the town » De Lier, Gemeente Westland, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

• BS Geboorte 12,393
• BS Overlijden 11,712
• BS Huwelijk 7,599
• Bevolkingsregister 124
• Leenregister 35
• DTB Trouwen 25
• Instellingsregisters 14
• Bidprentjesverzameling 13
• Inschrijving gevangene 2
• Overlijdensberichten 2

De Lier is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Westland, and lies about 5 km north of Maassluis. It also lies about 6 feet below sea level. The village of De Lier obtained its name from the name of an old river called De Lee. De Lier used to be a separate municipality. On 26 March 1963 it was granted their coat of arms and on 14 April 1965, it adopted their modern-day flag. On 1 January 2004, it merged with Naaldwijk, 's-Gravenzande, Monster, and Wateringen to form the municipality of Westland. The former municipality covered an area of 8.93 square kilometres. In 2001, De Lier had 9415 inhabitants. In 2003, De Lier had 11,400 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 2.2 km², and contained 3494 residences. The statistical area "De Lier", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 11,470.