Heenvliet is a town in the Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 province of South Holland

South Holland

South Holland is a province situated on the North Sea in the western part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is The Hague and its largest city is Rotterdam.South Holland is one of the most densely populated and industrialised areas in the world...

. It is a part of the municipality of Bernisse

Bernisse

Bernisse is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality had a population of 12,684 in 2004, and covers an area of 68.59 km² of which 11.25 km² is water....

, and lies about 7 km south of Maassluis

Maassluis

Maassluis is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality had a population of 32,847 in 2004, and covers an area of 10.11 km² .It received city rights in 1811...

, on the Brielse Maas.

Heenvliet was a separate municipality until 1980, when it became part of Bernisse.

In 2001, the town of Heenvliet had 2675 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.36 km², and contained 1064 residences. The wider statistical district of Heenvliet, which covers that part of the "Polder

Polder

A polder is a low-lying tract of land enclosed by embankments known as dikes, that forms an artificial hydrological entity, meaning it has no connection with outside water other than through manually-operated devices...

Heenvliet" that is in Bernisse, has a population of around 2700.