▁North ▁Holland , ▁the ▁Netherlands . ▁It ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁region ▁of ▁Go o il and ▁and ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Amsterdam ▁Metropolitan ▁Area ▁( Met ro pool reg io ▁Amsterdam ). ▁It ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁many ▁monument al ▁farm ▁buildings , ▁local ▁c af es ▁and ▁restaur ants , ▁nature , ▁several ▁annual ▁community ▁events ▁and ▁extensive ▁up - market ▁resident ial ▁areas . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁statistics ▁published ▁by ▁the ▁Dutch ▁land ▁registry ▁office ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Bl ar icum ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁expensive ▁location ▁to ▁purchase ▁a ▁house ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands . ▁The ▁average ▁home ▁in ▁Bl ar icum ▁costs ▁€ 8 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁has ▁ris en ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ 1 2 % ▁over ▁the ▁last ▁year . ▁▁ ▁Bl ar icum ▁is ▁a ▁popular ▁residence ▁of ▁many ▁Dutch ▁cele brit ies , ▁including ▁R ene ▁Fro ger , ▁An ita ▁Me ij er , ▁Paul ▁de ▁Lee uw , ▁Dennis ▁Berg k amp , ▁Gordon , ▁Jer ney ▁Ka ag man , ▁John ▁de ▁Mol , ▁An ita ▁W itz ier ▁and ▁Marco ▁B ors ato . ▁ ▁District s ▁The ▁municipality ▁of ▁Bl ar icum ▁consists ▁of ▁the ▁following ▁districts : ▁ ▁Top ography ▁▁ ▁Dutch ▁Top ographic ▁map ▁of ▁the ▁municipality ▁of ▁Bl ar icum , ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁Local ▁government ▁The ▁municipal ▁council ▁of ▁Bl ar icum ▁consists ▁of ▁ 1 3 ▁seats , ▁which ▁are ▁divided ▁as ▁follows