De Rips is a village east of Helmond and Eindhoven in southern part of the Netherlands.

[3] The village was first mentioned in 1544 as Ripse Paal, and refers to a border pole close to the stream Rips.

[4] De Rips was located in the Peel, a large heath area.

In 1871, 400 hectares (990 acres) was bought by Cornelis Carp who built a farm in 1875 on land which was named after the border pole.

The village was founded in 1921 by the Heidemij (nowadays: Arcadis) as a planned settlement with church, school and houses.